Jacob deGrom tosses a gem as Mets blank Padres
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On the third anniversary of the only no-hitter in New York Mets history, Jacob deGrom looked, for a while, like he might be joining Johan Santana in the team record books. The no-hitter didn’t happen, thanks to a Clint Barmes single in the sixth inning, but deGrom was still very, very good Monday night against the San Diego Padres.
He gave up just two hits — Will Middlebrooks’ infield single was the other — facing one batter over the minimum in eight innings of work. deGrom struck out eight, didn’t walk a batter and threw 105 pitches. The Mets, meanwhile, gave him seven runs of support, so there was no need for deGrom to come back out for the ninth.
As for the no-hitter, well …
So if you believe in jinxes, find that fan and scream at him or her. Meanwhile, the opposing pitcher, Andrew Cashner, turned in a pretty baffling performance.
Cashner has been a bit of a hard-luck loser for the Padres this year, owning a 2-7 record with just a 3.00 ERA heading into Monday’s game. The good: He set a career-high for strikeouts (12). The bad: He gave up 11 hits and six runs without finishing the fifth inning. That was good for a bit of history too.
Quite a game, this one.
YANKEES SLAM KING FELIX
In another nice pitching matchup on the West Coast, Michael Pineda and the New York Yankees slammed Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners. As in, Mark Teixeira hit a fifth-inning grand slam as the Yanks roughed up King Felix in front of his home crowd.
Hernandez looked good early, but when the Yankees got to him in the fourth, things got ugly quick. Fernandez lasted just 4.2 innings, allowing seven runs and walking five — all uncharacteristic for him.
Pineda, meanwhile, bested the team that traded him, striking out nine in six innings. The grand slam was enough offense, but the Yankees added a few more runs to win 7-2.
KERSHAW, DODGERS OFFENSE TOO MUCH FOR ROCKIES
Clayton Kershaw beat up on the Colorado Rockies on both sides of the diamond — knocking three hits at the plate while also pitching seven innings and striking out seven.
The Los Angeles Dodgers, meanwhile, roughed up Rockies starter Kyle Kendrick and his bullpen en route to an 11-4 win. Kershaw had one of the Dodgers RBIs, which is fun, but the main takeaway is that he’s starting to look more like himself on the mound after a shaky start to the season.
BREWERS GET 1-0 WIN A DAY AFTER 17-INNING MARATHON
The Milwaukee Brewers played 17 innings Sunday, a bullpen-eater that made for playing the MLB-best St. Louis Cardinals even more daunting Monday. After burning their scheduled starter in Sunday’s marathon game, the Brewers turned to Mike Fiers early and things actually turned out quite well.
The Brewers scored a run in the first inning, on a Carlos Gomez single, and that was enough for a 1-0 win. Fiers gave the Brewers just what they needed, a solid six-inning start. He allowed four hits and struck out six. The Brewers called on four relievers, probably more than they would have wanted, but hey, things could have been much worse.
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