Mets starter Jacob deGrom made one mistake on Tuesday night, but still came away a winner against the Nationals. deGrom allowed two runs on three hits over six innings while striking out eight. He did not issue a walk, throwing 61 of his 82 pitches for strikes in the 7-2 victory.
The only runs deGrom gave up came on a two-run home run by catcher Wilson Ramos in the fifth inning. deGrom was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh with the Mets down 2-1. But they scored two runs in the seventh (and four more in the ninth), paving the way for deGrom to pick up the victory.
deGrom (10-6, 2.18 ERA), coming off his historic appearance in last week's All-Star game, has walked two or fewer batters in each of his last six starts, posting a 1.69 ERA over that stretch.