Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and delivered. He got through seven innings allowing just two solo home runs (back-to-back) and striking out 13 Marlins hitters.
After throwing 97 pitches and striking out the side in the seventh inning, it really looked like he’d be coming back out for the eighth. Specially when you take into consideration the fact that the Mets bullpen had been taxed so heavily the past couple of nights, it seemed like a no-brainer to let a dominant deGrom at least start the frame.
Unfortunately, Collins decided to stick to his role pitchers and brought in temporary setup man Fernando Salas in the eighth.