The New York Mets employed a classic formula on Wednesday night. They watched Jacob deGrom pitch lights out, but failed to reciprocate offensively. Once he left, however, the franchise staple got help from the team’s newest member.
Six runs in the eighth inning took the fight out of the Washington Nationals, and the Mets earned a 6-1 victory at Citi Field. With wins in three of the first four games against Washington, the Mets (23-25) have won their first series longer than two games since April 22-24.
deGrom recovered nicely from a poor outing in Miami last Friday.