NEW YORK -- Mets ace Jacob deGrom pitched four innings Wednesday for Triple-A Syracuse, finishing strong after a shaky start in what could be his last minor league rehab outing before rejoining New York's rotation.
Sidelined all season by a stress reaction in his right scapula, deGrom gave up four runs on a pair of homers and threw 41 of 67 pitches for strikes. He struck out six and walked three in a game that began at 12:05 p.m.
The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner could return to the Mets early next week in Washington.