Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom was stuck with a loss Thursday, allowing five runs (three earned) on five hits and two walks in 5 1/3 innings while striking out four in his team's 8-2 defeat against the Nationals.
deGrom (2-3) took a 2-0 lead into the fourth inning but saw three runs cross the plate on just two walks, an error and a single, along with a sacrifice fly and an RBI groundout. He then left the sixth inning with two more runs home and two men on base, and came close to being charged with another before Ryan Zimmerman was thrown out at home on a flyout.
deGrom owns a 3.34 ERA and 23:7 K:BB ratio in 29 2/3 innings. He's scheduled to face the Orioles Wednesday.