Mets vs. Yankees Game 116 Recap

RHP Jacob deGrom

The New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees 8-5 tonight and improved their record to 50-66. The offense got off to a fast start after SS Amed Rosario led off with a homer and RF Brandon Nimmo followed with a double. Three batters later, 2B Jeff McNeil drove him in with an RBI single. In the top of the fourth inning, CF Austin Jackson led off with a single and DH Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer. 3B Todd Frazier hit a solo homer in the top of the fifth inning. Nimmo and LF Michael Conforto hit back-to-back homers in the top of the seventh inning. McNeil grounded into a fielder's choice in the top of the ninth, which brought home a run.

RHP Jacob deGrom had scoreless innings in the bottom of the first and second innings, but gave up an two-run single to CF Aaron Hicks in the bottom of the third inning. deGrom bounced back with a scoreless bottom of the fifth inning, but gave up an RBI single to SS Didi Gregarious. He had another scoreless inning in the bottom of the sixth and retired 2B Neil Walker and catcher Austin Romine for the first two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and was then taken out. His final line was 6.2 innings, 5 hits, 3 runs (2 earned), 2 walks and 12 strikeouts. He picked up his seventh win. LHP Jerry Blevins followed and got the last out in the bottom of the seventh inning. RHP Seth Lugo gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on a two-run homer by 3B Miguel Andujar. RHP Robert Gsellman closed it out with a 1-2-3 bottom of the ninth inning and recorded his seventh save on the season.

The Mets next game is tomorrow night at the Baltimore Orioles at 7:05 P.M.