Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom was excellent in a losing effort on Friday against the Braves. deGrom gave up two runs on four hits over 7 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three, as he was pretty much on cruise-control for most of the evening, which resulted in a 2-1 loss.
deGrom (7-5, 2.34 ERA) was ultimately let down by the offense and defense of the Mets. In the eighth inning with the Mets leading 1-0, deGrom gave up a leadoff double to Andrelton Simmons, and a couple of infield miscues lead to a go-ahead, two-run double by Jace Peterson, which was deGrom's un-doing.
"I think I was just locating all of my pitches again. Mixing it up and being able to locate whenever I needed to," deGrom said, per MLB.com. "It's frustrating, but we're playing again tomorrow, so I look forward to winning that one."
The young right-hander, who turned 27 on Friday, has now posted seven consecutive quality starts. He'll look to get back in the win columm in his next start, scheduled for Wednesday in Milwaukee.