DeGrom was spectacular, striking out seven and allowing three hits. The two-time NL Cy Young Award winner was pulled after 77 pitches even though manager Luis Rojas said before the game his pitch count was 100.
The records set at Citi Field on Tuesday night were for balls clearing the fence with unprecedented frequency, not Jacob deGrom establishing a mark for consistency.
A team parading around as the New York Mets smacked five home runs out of Yankees Stadium on Monday, as the lesser of New York's two baseball teams earned an 8-5 win and a season split of the 2018 Subway Series.
While the New York Mets dropped 3 of 4 against the division leading Washington Nationals this weekend, they did end it with a 5-1 Father's Day win behind a dazzling Jacob deGrom who shut down the Nats' on the mound, and mixed in a home run at the plate.
From a Mother's Day laugher to a loss, the New York Mets saw a six-run lead evaporate as Jacob deGrom and the Mets bullpen were rocked 11-9 by the Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee on Sunday.
Ryan Raburn delivered a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh-inning to give the Rockies the lead and an eventual 4-3 win over the Mets on Sunday, completing a three-game sweep in Colorado.
Jacob deGrom battled through six tough innings, and Daniel Murphy helped produce all three of his team's runs as the Mets pulled out a 3-2 road win over the Dodgers in the series deciding Game 5 of the NL Division Series.