A night after being pounded by the Padres, Jacob deGrom kept the Mets’ playoff hopes alive with high heat and a bevy of beautifully placed sliders. The lanky right-hander tossed six innings of two-run, five-hit ball, fanning eight, including three consecutive punch-outs of Manny Machado. It wasn’t vintage, but it was good enough. Brandon Nimmo had a banner day going 3-for-4 with a ribeye,...
The New York Mets could not accept anything less than a win. That’s exactly what they got, emerging victorious against the San Diego Padres on Saturday night at Citi Field by a score of 7-3 to tie the Wild Card series at 1-1. Jacob deGrom made his best pitches when he needed them the most, while the offense worked long counts all night before roaring to life in an electric seventh inning....
The New York Mets (93-55) entered Sunday afternoon at Citi Field looking for the four-game sweep over the Pittsburgh Pirates (55-92). With their ace, Jacob deGrom on the mound, the Mets relied on a four-run eighth inning to clinch the desired four-game sweep via a 7-3 victory. The offense, thanks to the eighth inning explosion, was able to compile 12 hits. Meanwhile, Mets’ pitchers...
