Angels’ pitcher Noah Syndergaard hit hard in return to New York, Yankees win series opener

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Noah Syndergaard’s return to New York Tuesday night did not go well. The Los Angeles Angels pitcher was shelled in just 2.1 innings of work. 

Syndergaard, who signed a one-year, $21 million deal with the Angels after two injury-plagued seasons with the New York Mets, gave up five earned runs, including four in the first inning of a 9-1 Yankees win. 

Noah Syndergaard (34) of the Los Angeles Angels is pulled from the game in the third inning against the New York Yankees by manager Joe Maddon as catcher Max Stassi (33) stands by at Yankee Stadium May 31, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York City.  (Elsa/Getty Images)

Yankees designated hitter Matt Carpenter put New York up 4-0 in the bottom of the first with a two-run home run to right field, quickly ending any hope Syndergaard had of earning a quality start. 

"Something wasn't adding up," Syndergaard said Tuesday night. "I just kind of noticed how tense my upper body was, and it's kind of hard to deliver a quality pitch when you're really tight out there."

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Syndergaard missed the entire 2020 season with the Mets after undergoing Tommy John surgery and threw just two innings during the 2021 season. In his first year in Los Angeles, Syndergaard is 4-3 with a 4.02 ERA, striking out 27 batters in 40.1 innings of work. 

Noah Syndergaard of the Los Angeles Angels looks back at first to check Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in the first inning at Yankee Stadium May 31, 2022, in the Bronx borough of New York City.  (Elsa/Getty Images)

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Tuesday’s loss was the