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Mets' six-starter plan: quality over quantity

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Mets' six-starter plan: quality over quantity

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The very different right arms for New York Mets Noah Syndergaard and Dillon Gee were each on display Wednesday, with Syndergaard embarrassing the woeful Philadelphia Phillies with 7 1/3 shutout innings and also blasting a majestic home run in a 7-0 rout, while Gee, hurling on a rehab assignment for Double-A Binghamton against the Portland Sea Dogs, tossed 6 1/3 reasonable frames in a 3-2 loss.