Noah Syndergaard Claps Back at Indians' Twitter After Mets Complete Series Sweep of Tribe
By Karl Rasmussen
The Cleveland Indians' PR team may be rethinking their recent tweet after last night's showing. The Tribe's Twitter account threw shade at the Mets by calling them a "fringe postseason team" ahead of the third game of the series.
The Mets proceeded to complete their sweep of the Indians on Thursday night, and Noah Syndergaard took the time to respond to Cleveland's jab on Twitter.
We got some FRINGE for you right here, we call it a SWEEP in NYC. #LFGMhttps://t.co/d2OtJLujaz
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) August 23, 2019
Syndergaard tossed six scoreless innings in the rain-shortened game and struck out five while surrendering just two hits without walking a batter. Thor was untouchable on the rubber, and it seemed like he was pitching with a bit of added motivation. Perhaps we've found the source.
The Indians needed to back up their pregame chirping with a win, but ultimately failed to do so and now look pretty foolish. Taking shots at a team that just took you down three straight times is typically not an ideal strategy.
More Noah Syndergaard:
— Michael Baron (@michaelgbaron) August 23, 2019
-1.82 ERA in his last 8 starts, all of which are quality starts.
-Thrown at least 6 IP allowing 2 runs or fewer AND thrown fewer than 100 pitches in 5 straight starts, the longest such streak in #Mets history.
-Has a 2.78 ERA in his last 14 starts.
Syndergaard's play of late has him feeling confident as ever, and after the Tribe took a shot at his team, he made sure they would eat those words.
And of course, he had to rub it in on social media.