Jacob deGrom should spend more time in the batting cage.
If the Mets’ ace — and arguably baseball’s best pitcher — ever wants to get another win, he needs to hit like a champion, not just pitch like one.
Wednesday night, he was hitless in his two plate appearances, helping obscure his eight brilliant innings in the Mets’ 3-0, 10-inning victory over the Phillies at Citi Field.
Brandon Nimmo’s three-run, walkoff homer in the in the 10th inning against Mark Leiter Jr.