DeGrom Tosses 1-Hitter, Mets Beat Phillies 5-0
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jacob deGrom tossed a one-hitter, Curtis Granderson and Asdrubal Cabrera homered and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Sunday.
DeGrom (6-4) allowed only a third-inning single to pitcher Zach Eflin and retired 27 of 29 batters. The lanky right-hander struck out seven, walked one and went the distance for the first time in 68 career starts.
Eflin (2-3) allowed five hits and three runs in six innings.
Granderson drove his 16th homer way out to right-center for a 2-0 lead in the third. Cabrera's two-run shot off Andrew Bailey in the eighth was his 13th homer and gave the Mets a 5-0 lead.
Juan Lagares gave the Mets a 1-0 lead in the second when he lined a triple to right. DeGrom helped himself with a two-out single in the fifth — only his second hit in 27 at-bats this season. Jose Reyes followed with an RBI double to left-center to make it 3-0.
DeGrom dominated the Phillies and continued his mastery in day games. He is 15-3 with a 1.63 ERA without the bright lights and 14-15 with a 3.19 ERA at night.
STATS
DeGrom is 4-0 vs. the Phillies and the Mets have won all seven of his starts against them. .... The Mets have 16 homers in six games in Philadelphia. ... They're 31-13 in Citizens Bank Park since 2012. ... Phillies 2B Cesar Hernandez is hitless in his last 14 at-bats.
STANDINGS
The defending NL champion Mets (49-42) took two of three and maintain hold of a wild-card spot. The Phillies (43-50) are seven games behind.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Mets: OF Yoenis Cespedes returned to the lineup after sitting out the first two games to rest his strained right quadriceps.
UP NEXT
Mets: LHP Steven Matz (7-5, 3.38 ERA) opens a three-game series at the Cubs. LHP Jon Lester (9-4, 3.01) goes for Chicago.
Phillies: RHP Aaron Nola (5-8, 4.69) starts the opener of a four-game series vs. the Marlins. All-Star RHP Jose Fernandez (11-4, 2.52) pitches for Miami.
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