Dave Roberts says Noah Syndergaard might need a "reset" to fix his struggles on the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season.

Syndergaard allowed six runs and seven hits in three innings as the Dodgers lost to the Cincinnati Reds.

The pitcher signed a one-year, $13 million deal with the Dodgers during the offseason. His ERA is 7.16 over 55 1/3 innings.

He also has been dealing with a blister on his throwing hand, but Roberts said the struggles go beyond that.

"Noah has been going through it all year. It is not from lack of effort or preparation. It's just not working," Roberts said. "There's things with that blister. There was a fingernail break tonight. He's not going to make excuses. He understands about performance.

"We're going to sit down with him and try to figure out. Obviously, we can't continue at this pace of performance. There might be an opportunity to give him a reset to get this taken care of. You give up a lead. Get the lead again and give it up, it takes a toll on the offense. We couldn't overcome it."