Mets vs. Padres Game 24 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres 5-1 tonight to snap their two-game losing streak and improved their record to 16-8. The offense got off to a fast start in the top of the first after 3B Todd Frazier drove in a run with an RBI single. The bats were held scoreless for the next five innings until 2B Asdrubal Cabrera broke the game open with a three-run in the top of the seventh inning. In the top of the eighth inning, catcher Jose Lobaton added a run with an RBI double.

RHP Jacob deGrom started out well with a 10-pitch bottom of the first inning and only eight pitches in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the third inning. deGrom gave up a walk with one out, but was able to get out of the inning after he struck out RF Wil Myers. In the bottom of the fourth inning, he gave up a leadoff walk to 1B Eric Hosmer and was able to induce a 5-4-3 double play and struck out CF Franchy Cordero to end the inning. In the bottom of the fifth inning, he struck out catcher Austin Hedges and starter LHP Clayton Richard following a lead-off walk and one-out single by 2B Freddie Galvis. In the bottom of the sixth inning, deGrom was helped out by his defense after RF Michael Conforto made a sliding catch and 3B Todd Frazier made a diving catch for the last out of the inning. In the bottom of the seventh inning, he gave up a two-out single, but then was able to get out of the inning. In the bottom of the eighth inning, deGrom struck out pinch-hitter Max Szczur to lead-off the inning, and was then taken out with 110 pitches after he gave up a hit to Myers. His final line was: 7.1 innings, 5 hits, 0 runs, 3 walks and 8 strikeouts. deGrom picked up his third win on the season. LHP Jerry Blevins came in next and got the second out in the bottom of the eighth inning. RHP A.J. Ramos followed and got the last out in the bottom of the eighth inning. RHP Matt Harvey came in the bottom of the ninth inning and gave up a solo homer to lead off the inning and then a walk, but settled down after that. Harvey was able to close it out with a fly-out and 4-6-3 double play.

The Mets next game is tonight at 8:40 P.M. against the Padres.