Kammala wannan jumla: Lynn ya gama rabinsa na farko tare da 3.41 ERA da kuma 11<unk>4 rikodin a cikin farawa 17. Daga baya, an kira shi zuwa wasan All-Star na farko. Koyaya, ya yi gwagwarmaya tare da 5.23 ERA a cikin farawa takwas na gaba, kuma an cire shi daga juyawa. Joe Kelly ya maye gurbinsa a cikin juyawa. Ta hanyar 25 na farko, ya kasance 13<unk>5 tare da 3.93 ERA. ERA na watan Agusta ya tashi zuwa 6.66 kuma ERA na rabi na biyu ya kasance 4.32. Lynn ya danganta rashin daidaito ga karuwar nauyin jiki da kuma rashin dacewa. Ya gama kakar wasa ta yau da kullun tare da rikodin 18<unk>7 da 180 strikeouts, 3.78 ERA a wasanni 35, farawa 29 da innings 176. Matsayinsa na 9.2 K / 9 ya zama na huɗu a tarihin mallaka. Ya zama na biyu a cikin NL a cikin nasara, na bakwai a cikin nasara kashi, kuma na huɗu a K/9. An kara Lynn a cikin juyawa a cikin NLDS a kan Washington Nationals bayan ƙungiyar ta sauya Jaime García zuwa DL saboda raunin rotator cuff. Shi ne ya fara wasa na biyar a
NLCS a kan San Francisco Giants, wanda Cardinals ya jagoranci 3 zuwa 1. Koyaya, ya ba da gudu huɗu a cikin innings yayin da Cardinals suka rasa jerin.