Mets vs. Phillies Game 90 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

 The New York Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 tonight in 10 innings to take three out of four games in the series and improved their record to 37-53. RHP Jacob deGrom threw another incredible outing with eight scoreless innings. deGrom lowered his ERA on the season to 1.68.  He has the second lowest ERA of any Met pitcher at the first half of the season. Only Dwight Gooden had a lower ERA in 1985 at the end of the first half. He gave up five hits and one walk with seven strikeouts. Degrom cruised through the first three innings, but ran into some trouble in innings 4-6, but still managed to keep the Phillies off the board. In the top of the seventh inning, he gave up a base-runner, but was helped out by his defense after CF Matt den Decker made a sliding catch witha  runner on first. In the top of the eighth inning,  deGrom struck out CF Odubel Herrera for the last out of his night. RHP Jeurys Familia pitched a 1-2-3 top of the ninth inning. RHP Robert Gsellman pitched a scoreless top of the tenth inning and picked up his sixth win.

The offense was held scoreless for the first nine innings, but finally woke up in the bottom of the tenth. SS Amed Rosario doubled with two outs and 3B Jose Reyes walked. Pinch-hitter Brandon Nimmo stepped up to the plate and hit a three-run walk-off homer.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at 7:10 P.M. against the Washington Nationals.