The New York Mets lost 1-0 to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, but it wasn't all bad news for the National League East squad.
According to David Schoenfield of ESPN, Jacob deGrom tied Nolan Ryan's record of 59 strikeouts through a pitcher's first five starts of a season. The Mets ace struck out nine in six innings while allowing a single run and three hits in defeat.
Boston's only run came in the second inning when Christian Vazquez drove in Brandon Nimmo with an RBI double. That was enough with Nick Pivetta throwing five shutout innings and the bullpen closing the door.