On May 17, 2019, in a start on the road against the Miami Marlins, Jacob deGrom allowed a season high nine hits and seven runs (six earned) in five innings of work. It was the third start in which he allowed at least five earned runs after not doing so at any point during his 2018 Cy Young-winning campaign. At that point, deGrom owned a 3.98 ERA, a 3.38 FIP, and a 1.17 WHIP in 52 innings. Those stats are by no means bad, but nevertheless alarmed some people given the sheer ridiculousness of his historic 2018 numbers (1.
Jacob deGrom was once again the best pitcher in the National League
