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Top stats to know: First matchup of Bumgarner & Syndergaard
- Updated: May 1, 2016
11:19 PM ET
The marquee pitching matchup on Sunday pits New York Mets starter Noah Syndergaard against San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner. Syndergaard has emerged as one of the game’s top pitchers in 2016. Bumgarner has had an up and down start, but has been great against the Mets.
Here’s a closer look at some stats to know for this contest.
Syndergaard stats to know
Syndergaard made one previous start against the Giants (June 9, 2015) and was the losing pitcher when Chris Heston pitched a no-hitter.
Noah Syndergaard
Since September 2015
MLB RankK-BB ratio12.51stK per 9 IP12.41stSwing-and-miss pct34.2%1st
Syndergaard’s 10 hits allowed matched a career-high. His two strikeouts that day were the fewest in any start in his career.
Syndergaard typically gets a lot of swings-and-misses at offspeed pitches out of the strike zone, but that day he got only four, tied for third-fewest in any start in his career. …
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