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Mets say "possible lat strain" for Syndergaard. He is headed back to New York for an MRI exam.
New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard left his start against the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the second inning Sunday, grabbing his right side after throwing a pitch to Bryce Harper.
Syndergaard was scratched from a start Thursday with biceps and shoulder discomfort. He had been scheduled for an MRI on Friday but declined to have one after throwing a bullpen session.
"I think I know my body best," Syndergaard told reporters. "I'm pretty in tune with my body, and that's exactly why I refused to take the MRI."
On Saturday, Mets general manager said it was unusual for a player to refuse an MRI, but the team couldn't force him to undergo the exam.
Syndergaard allowed five runs on five hits in the first inning and walked his first two batters of the season, one intentionally. He threw 38 pitches before leaving the game.
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon went 6-for-6 with three home runs and 10 RBIs on Sunday against the New York Mets, becoming just the second player in Major League Baseball history to have a game that included six hits, three home runs and 10 RBIs.
Walker Cooper is the other player. He went 6-for-7 when he had three home runs and 10 RBIs for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on July 6, 1949.
The last National League player to have 9 RBIs through five innings was Gil Hodges for the Brooklyn Dodgers against the Boston Braves on Aug. 31, 1950.
The Mets had never allowed an opposing batter to have 10 RBIs in a game before Sunday.
The Nationals beat the Mets 23-5, the most runs they have scored in a single game in franchise history.