NEW YORK (Neth.) – Jacob deGrom tied his best strikeouts of his career with 14 in eight innings, but, as is often the case with the two-time Cy Young Award winner, he received no offensive support when the Miami Marlins shut out New York. Saturday 3-0.
DeGrom (0-1) looked unbeatable early on, until Jazz ChisholmJr hit a fastball in the second inning at 160 km / h on a 0-2 count above the strike zone. The lefthanded batter’s homer hit the second floor of the rightfield and was estimated to be 120 feet.
It was the first 0-2 homerun deGrom has allowed in the majors.
That was all Miami could do against deGrom. The righthanded man struckout 14 batters for the fourth time in his career, including three against the Marlins. He gave up one run, five basehits, walked none and made 76 of his 95 pitches for strikes.
Marlin’s lefthanded Trevor Rogers didn’t make it easy for the Mets, hitting 10 in six innings and beating deGrom for the second time in nine Major League-starts. The 23-year old won his first Major League victory against deGrom in a 5-3 victory on August 31.
Rogers, a first-round pick in the 2017 draft, had no major problems against New York, conceding three hits and two walks and was eliminated 11 in a row in one part of the game.
Rogers mixed a fastball averaging 95 mph with a slider and switch, causing 19 hits and misses between his 82 places. He ended his performance by striking out Michael Conforto and Pete Alonso, leaving two running backs behind while waiting for a drag to keep a 1-0 lead.
Dylan Floro followed with a perfect seventh inning, Richard Bleier was helped by shortstop Miguel Rojas’ diving catch to steal a hit from pinch hitter Kevin Pillar in the eighth inning, which closed perfectly, and Yimi Garcia completed the game. hits, saving Anthony Bass work from a closer look.
Meanwhile, New York closer Edwin Diaz deGrom relieved and struggled. Starling Marte doubled to lead the inning and scored on a single in Jesús Aguilar’s next at bat. Rojas added an RBI-single before Diaz was pulled and booed off the mound.
Mets fans also scoffed at Conforto, who took out three times to extend a breaking streak and begin what could be his final season in New York. The right fielder becomes a free agent in the fall.
DEGROMINANT
DeGrom, 32, is looking better than ever in his eighth Major League-season. Not only does he reach an average speed of 99 mph with his fastball, compared to 94 mph when it debuted in 2014, he also hit it with more “lift”. The pitch drops an inch less than in 2020 on average, allowing batters to see it move towards the strike zone as it gets closer.
DeGrom struckout at least 10 batters for the 47th time and passed Dwight Gooden for the second-most in Mets history, just behind Tom Seaver’s 60th.
New York starters have had four quality starts in the team’s first five games, but are 2-3 in the season.
This report uses information from the Associated Press.