Dodger Thoughts

Jon Weisman's outlet for dealing psychologically with the Los Angeles Dodgers, baseball and life

Tag: Noah Syndergaard

Thor subject: Syndergaard blasts two off Maeda

Kenta Maeda looks away from the second time around the bases by Noah Syndergaard. (Harry How/Getty Images)

Kenta Maeda looks away from the second time around the bases by Noah Syndergaard. (Harry How/Getty Images)

By Jon Weisman

The first time was a shocker. The second time was a stunner.

No, this isn’t about the two home runs Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard allowed. It’s about the two he hit.

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Beyond the slide — how the Dodgers came back

Howie Kendrick slides safely into home ahead of the tag by the Mets' Travis d'Arnaud.

Howie Kendrick slides safely into home ahead of the tag by the Mets’ Travis d’Arnaud.

By Jon Weisman

The Dodgers went nearly 16 innings without the lead in their National League Division Series showdown with the Mets, and though their deficit was only a run entering the bottom of the seventh inning tonight, that run seemed like a mountain to climb.

After allowing solo home runs to Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto in the second inning, Zack Greinke did wonder if the Dodgers would scale the summit, as they ultimately did in a 5-2 victory.

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Dodgers rally in controversial seventh to even NLDS

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By Jon Weisman

For nearly seven innings, it was another nail-biting pitchers’ duel, a rush of speed chess with the Dodgers again one move behind.

And then, the Dodgers flipped the board, suddenly and violently.

A four-run inning, lit aflame by Chase Utley’s takeout slide of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada at second base, lifted the Dodgers to a 5-2 victory in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, evening the matchup at one win apiece.

Tejada suffered a broken right fibula on the play, which we discuss at length in a separate story.

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Kershaw shines before Dodgers lose duel in ninth

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By Jon Weisman

This is Clayton Kershaw over his past eight starts:

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Unfortunately for Kershaw and the Dodgers, they couldn’t push another run across after Adrian Gonzalez’s second-inning home run and lost to the New York Mets, 2-1.

Not even Howie Kendrick’s sixth-inning stolen base — the Dodgers first after 23 games without one — could rally the Dodgers.

Sevens (in innings, baserunners and strikeouts) weren’t lucky for Kershaw, who allowed one run but left with the score tied. Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard matched well with Kershaw, allowing four baserunners in six innings while striking out six.

“He was really good,” Kershaw said. “Really impressed. We all know when the big prospects come up, they’re gonna have the stuff, but he commanded the ball well on both sides of the plate, threw breaking balls high in counts, things like that. Even threw some changeups in there. Just another Texas kid — what do you expect?”

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