Last night in San Diego, Jacob deGrom once again looked as good as ever, this time going seven scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts, one walk, and just three hits allowed on 85 pitches. With that, he now has a 0.62 ERA on the season, the best mark in all of baseball, with Lance Lynn’s 1.23 ERA sitting in second place.
Despite having made three fewer appearances than everyone else in the top ten, deGrom ranks seventh in baseball with 93 strikeouts. Among qualified starters, his 45.4 percent strikeout rate is the best, his 3.9 percent walk rate is fourth-best, his 1.