Jacob deGrom did not have his best stuff working on Friday, but the Mets right-hander was able to put up yet another solid outing. He limited the Rays to two runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings. He struck out seven and did not issue a walk, throwing 77 of his 108 pitches for strikes.
deGrom was done in by the longball in this start. Both runs he allowed came on solo home runs. The first was by Grady Sizemore in the fourth to give the Rays a 1-0 lead. Then James Loney crushed a pitch in the seventh, after the Mets had tied the game in the previous inning.
deGrom was left with a no-decision, as the Mets won the game 4-3--their seventh win in a row--with some late-inning heroics.
This was just the third time in 21 starts this season that deGrom allowed more than one home run in a game. He has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his past five starts.