Jacob deGrom was dealing tonight and the Mets held on to edge the Phillies 2-1 at Citi Field to take the opener in the three-game home series. This makes six wins in their last seven games. deGrom brought his best stuff, mixing hot fastballs at up to 98 mph with biting sliders and well-timed change [...]
Regardless of how the rest of the season plays out, it's pretty certain that this will be Lucas Duda's last season in orange and blue. How the Mets play over the next few weeks, as well as how first base heir apparent Dominic Smith continues to hit in Las Vegas (currently .325/.377/.471), will help determine [...]