For a moment, it seemed like one Mets great would surpass another. Instead, Tom Terrific's consecutive strikeouts record will remain.
Facing the Rockies in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader, Mets ace Jacob deGrom struck out nine consecutive hitters, coming one shy of tying Tom Seaver for the all-time record.
Facing third baseman Josh Fuentes to leadoff the fifth, Fuentes reached on an error by second baseman Jeff McNeil. Naturally, deGrom struck out the next hitter to give him 11 punch-outs on the day. The Rockies would score three unearned runs in the inning, though, to take a 3-1 lead.