NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom felt good in the bullpen.
“That made me a little nervous,” he said. “Some of my best starts I’ve barely thrown strikes down there.”
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Nothing to be skittish about. He simply pitched the finest game of his eight-year big league career.
DeGrom struck out a career-high 15, threw a two-hitter and boosted the sagging Mets’ offense with a go-ahead double from the No. 8 spot in the batting order, powering New York over the Washington Nationals 6-0 Friday night.