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Lightning the load: Thor, Mets turning corner
- Updated: August 28, 2016
NEW YORK — Noah Syndergaard didn’t have much time to react. After doubling earlier in the fourth inning, he took a lead off third base and watched as Yoenis Cespedes smoked a 104.2-mph line drive foul down the left-field line. Disaster wasn’t as close as it seemed, but all Syndergaard could think of was self-preservation as his 6-foot-6, 240-pound frame staggered a bit before dropping to the grass.
“That was just all reflex,” Syndergaard said. “I don’t think it was really anywhere near me, but it was coming in fast. I don’t know how unathletic I looked there, but I was just trying to hit the deck.”
The fall wasn’t graceful, but it was one of the few moments in Saturday’s 12-1 Mets win when Syndergaard didn’t look like the most dominant force on the field. From start to finish, the right-hander stifled the Phillies’ lineup, allowing just one run on two hits while striking out seven over seven innings en route to his 12th win of the season.
It wasn’t long ago that starts like Saturday’s were few and far between for Syndergaard. Over a …
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