Sweeping through the NLCS afforded the Mets a five-day break to align their World Series rotation however they wish.
And the early expectation, according to ESPN, is de facto ace Jacob deGrom will get the ball for Game 1, in position to use short rest to make three starts if needed.
The trickier question seems to be whether Noah Syndegaard will start Game 2 on the road — as he did in the NLDS against the Dodgers — or that assignment will go to an unrestricted Matt Harvey.
ESPN reports it’s Syndergaard (featuring a 2.