Noah’s arc: Starter the whole story vs. Dodgers

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LOS ANGELES — Noah Syndergaard became the second pitcher in club history to launch two homers in a game, powering and pitching the Mets to a 4-3 win over the Dodgers Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium.

On the mound, Syndergaard (3-2) allowed solo home runs to Corey Seager and Yasmani Grandal, but struck out six in eight innings. At the plate, Syndergaard matched Walt Terrell’s 33-year-old club single-game record for home runs by a pitcher and tied the franchise mark for single-game RBIs by a pitcher with four (seven others).

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Syndergaard homered to right-center leading off the third inning and blasted a three-run shot to center in the fifth inning after squaring to bunt on all previous pitches of the at-bat against Dodgers starter Kenta Maeda. It was the first multi-homer game by a pitcher since Arizona’s Micah Owings in 2007. Syndergaard came into the game 0-for-8 with six strikeouts this year.

Maeda (3-2), who has lost two of his last three starts, was charged with four runs on six hits in five-plus innings, his shortest start as a Dodger. Jeurys Familia allowed a ninth-inning run, but picked up the save and is 12-for-12 in …

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