Mets Fall 7-4 at Wrigley

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August 28, 2018

Mike Puma, New York Post

CHICAGO — If the Mets were preparing for a possible National League wild-card game (pure fantasy, but play along), Noah Syndergaard would be third, by plenty, on the list of pitchers deserving of the start.

Syndergaard was exactly the pitcher the Mets wanted in such a spot in 2016, but it’s not just Jacob deGrom and Zack Wheeler’s ascent that explains the change in pecking order. Syndergaard’s regression plays into it, too.

“I just feel like every five days right now I’m just kind of wasting my ability to throw a baseball,” Syndergaard said after his Dog Days of Summer continued Monday with a ragged performance in the Mets’ 7-4 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field. “My stuff’s too good to go out there and go six innings and give up four runs with nine base hits. It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.”

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