Jacob deGrom is likely wondering where all this run support has been over the last two seasons. If the offense had been this kind to him in 2018, he would have probably found himself with somewhere between 20 and 25 victories. Alas, the offense cannot make up for its past ineptitude in deGrom’s outings, but consider the last two offensive outbursts the beginnings of an apology.
The Mets actually found themselves behind at the start of this one, as they have so often this season. After the Mets went down quietly in the first against Chase Anderson, the club’s ace found himself in trouble in the first.