Tag: Noah Syndergaard

World Series 2022: Game 3 odds, predictions and prop picks for Astros vs. Phillies

Predictions for Game 3 of the World Series.

The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies are tied at one game apiece as the World Series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Monday, and this is where Houston’s rotational depth should begin to pay dividends.

They’re starting Lance McCullers Jr., who is fresher than most players at this point in the year after not making his debut until August. He’s been phenomenal in limited action, posting six quality starts in 10 games this season and postseason and not allowing more than three earned runs in any game.

The Phillies will have Noah Syndergaard on the mound, a solid option but clear drop-off from Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, who the Astros were able to catch up to in Games 1 and 2. All 10 runs scored by the Astros this series have been off the starters.

Syndergaard should also be somewhat fresh after pitching all of 5 1/3 innings in three appearances this postseason, including two in relief. And he’s seen these Astros as a member of the Angels earlier in the season. In his first start of the year, he held them to two hits and no runs in 5 1/3 innings. Then, in July, Houston caught up to him for three runs in four innings.

So far in these playoffs, Houston’s good offense has beaten Philly’s good pitching. So I expect more of that in Game 3. But I do anticipate Philadelphia’s offense coming back to life at home after being shut down by Framber Valdez in Game 2.

Kyle Schwarber has reached base in nine straight games, and he hit a lead-off homer the last time he saw McCullers near the end of the regular season. So I like him to reach on a hit in Game 3, and my favorite bet from the game is over 0.5 runs in the first inning. I’m also looking for the total to go over eight runs in an Astros win.

Prince’s Pick: Astros win 6-4

Prince’s Prop: Yes to run in first inning (+105)

Player Prop: Kyle Schwarber Over 0.5 hits (-145)

Why the Miami Marlins’ inept offense is the best bet in baseball right now

The Marlins have scored three or fewer runs in 18 of their last 22 games.

When the Miami Marlins go low, we go high. And lately, they’ve been going low a lot.

The Marlins have scored three or fewer runs in 18 of their last 22 games, including nine straight after Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to the Phillies. In that span, they’ve been shut out six times and finished with just a single run five times.

Simply put, that’s terrible offense and a trend worth betting on if I’ve ever seen one. Miami’s odds to fall under 3.5 total runs on Wednesday against the Phillies are -125 on Tipico Sportsbook. But considering how bad they’ve been lately — five runs in their last four games — I’d bet the +135 odds on under 2.5.

It was only a month ago that the Marlins were flirting with .500. On July 5, the team had pulled to a respectable 39-40 after winning a sixth straight game. That win came against Noah Syndergaard, who they’ll actually face Wednesday in his second start since being acquired by Philadelphia.

However, Syndergaard was good in that game. He held the Marlins to two runs in five innings (they won 2-1). Since then, Miami has only won consecutive games once. They’re 2-8 in their last 10. I’m expecting good Syndergaard and bad Marlins again. The team total under is a lock.

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Noah Syndergaard trade grade: Who won the Angels and Phillies deal?

The Phillies have added Noah Syndergaard to bolster their pitching rotation, but is it a good deal?

The Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Angels were trade partners earlier on Tuesday, but their biggest splash came right as closing time was being called at the 2022 MLB trade deadline.

On Tuesday, the Angels sent 29-year-old pitcher Noah Syndergaard to the Phillies in a race that came down to Philadelphia and the Toronto Blue Jays. Los Angeles moved their rebuild ahead at the MLB trade deadline, dealing away some big pieces as their spiral down the AL West standings continues.

The Phillies, meanwhile, were active at the trade deadline, adding Brandon Marsh, David Robertson, and Syndergaard while designating for assignment Jeurys Familia and Odubel Herrera. Let’s take a look at how each of these teams grade out on this one!

Noah Syndergaard had a classic reaction to Angel Hernandez’s brutal game behind the plate

So good.

MLB umpire Angel Hernandez had a night to forget behind the plate during Sunday’s nationally televised matchup between the Phillies and Brewers. All night, his strike zone was all over the place. He called strikes above the zone, below the zone, outside and 6.5 inches inside. It was that bad.

And as that brutal night boiled over in Kyle Schwarber’s outburst and ejection, Angels pitcher Noah Syndergaard was watching the game from afar like the rest of us. He wasn’t exactly ready to join the chorus of fans calling for Hernandez’s dismissal, though.

Spoken like a true pitcher, Syndergaard hilariously came in with the best back-handed endorsement of Hernandez’s strike zone.

Of course, Hernandez has also been known to call would-be strikes as balls (which would hurt the pitcher). But on Sunday, Hernandez was outrageously favoring pitchers with his missed calls. He called 11 strikes that were true balls.

Pretty bad!

Still, while everyone was melting down about Hernandez’s abysmal performance, fans did appreciate how Syndergaard managed to lighten up the mood.

Noah Syndergaard and Trevor Bauer roast each other in Twitter spat

This escalated quickly.

Noah Syndergaard and Trevor Bauer are certainly no strangers to the use of social media to stir the pot.

And on Friday, the New York Mets pitcher and his Los Angeles Dodgers counterpart traded barbs on Twitter, going at each other pretty nastily, it seemed.

All the background you need to know: Bauer nearly signed with the Mets before choosing the Dodgers, and was thought to have trolled New York fans along the way. Bauer apologized, explaining that some links had mistakenly gone live on his website that shouldn’t have. He added he would donate $10,000 each to charities based in New York.

Got it? That leads right in to Syndergaard’s not-so-thinly-veiled tweet:

Oh boy. Over to Bauer:

Back to Syndergaard:

And more back and forth:

OK then! That escalated quickly!

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MLB fans couldn’t believe that Noah Syndergaard got hurt without baseball being played

During a baseball stoppage …

If there’s one universal certainty in life, it’s that nothing will stop the New York Mets from being a source of disappointment. They don’t even need actual baseball being played to find a way to deliver a devastating blow to their season.

Just look at what happened on Tuesday.

The Mets announced that pitcher Noah Syndergaard suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, which will require Tommy John Surgery. Syndergaard had been dealing with elbow issues earlier in the spring, and an MRI revealed that worst-case scenario for the Mets star.

Syndergaard will be out until at least April of 2021.

Obviously, this is a huge loss for the Mets. They hoped to be contenders in a stacked NL East whenever the MLB season resumed. But really, this was the latest lesson against believing in the Mets. MLB fans realized that once again.

I’m sorry, Mets.

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