After striking out nine in his playoff debut, but coming up short in a duel with Zack Greinke of the Dodgers, Syndergaard pitched a dominant inning of relief in Game 5 against the Dodgers to help the Mets get to the NLCS, and once there, he fanned nine Cubs in 5.2 innings, allowing only one run on three hits.
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Syndergaard wrapped up his postseason as the only Mets pitcher to win a game in the World Series, as he held the Royals in check for six innings of Game 3, which he started with a memorable fastball to the backstop to get leadoff man Alcides Escobar off his game.
