BALTIMORE — About 30 minutes before the first pitch Wednesday, Noah Syndergaard emerged from the Mets’ dugout to begin his pregame routine. He stopped briefly to meet fans down the left-field line and then headed for the outfield, where he began stretching, twisting his hips and swinging his arms. He leaned against a wall and swung his big legs.
Ten minutes later, Syndergaard played catch for about five minutes and then retreated to the bullpen, where he warmed up as the pitching coach Dan Warthen, Matt Harvey, Jon Niese and Jacob deGrom all watched.
When Syndergaard finally finished just after 7 p.