Mets Live to Play Another Day With 7-3 Win Over Padres

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,...