Syndergaard to make Major League debut

Noah Syndergaard will be promoted to the Majors and make his big league debut on Tuesday against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Syndergaard, MLB.com's No. 11 overall prospect, will take the spot of Dillon Gee, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a groin injury on Friday. The 6-foot-6 right-hander is expected to join the team Saturday in Philadelphia and throw his normal bullpen session ahead of his debut.

"This is a year-plus in Triple-A," Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said of Syndergaard, according to ESPN.com. "He's certainly done a nice job there to date, given his last three starts have been overpowering. So, from that standpoint, we think he's deserving and he'll be here to pitch."

The 22-year-old has been dominant in five Triple-A starts this season, going 3-0 with a 1.82 ERA and 34 strikeouts over 29 2/3 innings. In his last start, the Mets' top prospect struck out eight over eight innings and fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle in an 8-2 win at Albuquerque.

Speculation grew earlier in the week that Syndergaard or left-hander Steven Matz, the Mets' No. 3 prospect, would be in line for a promotion when New York needed a spot starter. Syndergaard got the news Friday afternoon and will take the mound at Wrigley Field.

Alderson said Matz also was deserving of the opportunity.

"Steve's done a great job, too, but he's only pitched 30, 35 innings or so at Triple-A," Alderson told ESPN. "He's got a lot of talent, a lot of potential and would be an equally qualified candidate."

Syndergaard, drafted 38th overall by the Blue Jays in 2010, has allowed two earned runs or fewer in all five of his starts this season after going 9-7 with a 4.60 ERA and establishing career highs in strikeouts (145) and innings pitched (133) last year at Las Vegas. Acquired by the Mets in the R.A. Dickey trade in 2012, he's been a Futures Game All-Star each of the past two seasons.

The Texas native had a 19-inning scoreless streak snapped on Thursday but pitched Las Vegas to its team-record 14th consecutive win.