That was de-licious.
Jacob deGrom was brilliant for eight innings against the Cardinals, retiring the last 23 batters he faced in a 5-0 victory Thursday that snapped the Mets’ two-game skid.
DeGrom (5-4) struck out 11 and did not allow a base runner after Matt Carpenter singled in the first inning. The right-hander was removed after 104 pitches and handed a five-run lead to Jeurys Familia in the ninth.
Lucas Duda provided the offensive thunder with two home runs, including a three-run blast in the eighth that provided the Mets a rare cushion.
The victory allowed the Mets to finish 4-3 on the homestand and rinse the distaste of consecutive brutal losses to the Cardinals – 8-2 and 9-0 – from their palates.