Mets Beat Nationals 6-0 Behind a Dominating Performance by Jacob deGrom

Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (Credits to MetsMerizedOnline.com) The New York Mets beat the Washington Nationals 6-0 tonight at Citi Field to snap their three-game losing streak and improved their record to 7-6. RHP Jacob deGrom was spectacular once again and started out well with a 1-2-3 top of the first inning with two strikeouts and two more in the second inning and worked around a single and a double in the top of the third inning and didn't allow any more hits the rest of the game. DeGrom retired the last 19 hitters he faced and was in complete command all night. He mixed in all of his pitches with a blazing fastball at 100 mph, sharp slider and change-up. DeGrom set a career-high with 15 strikeouts and has now struck out at least 14 hitters in his first three starts. He is the third pitcher in MLB history to accomplish that. It's the 49th time he has struck out at least 10 hitters in a game. Degrom set the MLB record for most strikeouts through his first four starts with 50. His final line was 9 innings, 0 runs, 2 hits, 9 walks and 15 strikeouts. He picked up his second win and lowered his ERA to 0.31. The offense was held scoreless for the first four innings until 3B J.D. Davis was hit-by a pitch with one out, 2B Jeff McNeil and deGrom helped out his own cause with a RBI double. Catcher Tomas Nido grounded out, but CF Brandon Nommo came up with the based loaded and two outs and delivered a two-run single. In the bottom of the seventh, Nimmo doubled with one out and two batters later, LF Dom Smith drove in Nimmo with a RBI single. In the bottom of the eighth, deGrom singled with one out for his second hit of the game and then two batters later Nimmo broke the game open wih a two-run homer for his third hit and fourth RBI of the game. Nimmo now has a batting average .408. The Mets next game is tomorrow afternoon at home against the Nationals at 4:05 p.m.