Syndergaard Nearly Matches Cashner's Rare Stat Line

Prior to Monday, no pitcher in MLB's modern era (since 1900) had struck out 10 or more batters and given up 10 or more hits while pitching fewer than five innings, per MLB Stat of the Day.

Now, thanks to the ongoing series between the San Diego Padres and New York Mets, the feat has occurred twice in a span of two days.

Padres pitcher Andrew Cashner first posted the historic stat line Monday, striking out 12 batters and allowing 11 hits over 4.2 innings in a 7-0 loss to the Mets.

Then, Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard nearly matched Cashner on Tuesday, striking out 10 batters and allowing 10 hits over just four innings in a 7-2 loss to the Padres.

Making just the fifth start of his career, the 22-year-old Syndergaard—one of the top prospects in all of baseball—managed to top six strikeouts for the first time, but he also allowed seven earned runs, marking the first time he's allowed more than three in a game.

While Tuesday's outing didn't exactly go according to plan, Syndergaard has largely been impressive as a rookie, sporting a 3.77 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 32-to-5 strikeout-to-walk ratio through 28.2 innings.

Following Tuesday's statistical anomaly, he'll look to get back on track in next Tuesday's outing against the San Francisco Giants.