Jacob deGrom allowed two runs off four consecutive hits in the first inning, but held the Dodgers scoreless the rest of the way in a 3-2 series-clinching win over the Dodgers.
In the five-game series against the Dodgers, the 2014 NL Rookie of the Year helped his team win Game 1 against Clayton Kershaw and Game 5 against Zack Greinke, both on the road.
“Dan (Warthen) told me I was leaning and rushing to the plate,” deGrom explained of his adjustments after the first inning. “I feel like they hit some good pitches that were out of the zone. They put a couple good at-bats against me and ended up scoring a couple runs. … But, after that, I just tried to calm it all down. I think I was a little amped up, and I just tried to make my pitches.”
DeGrom struck out the last two batters in the first and second and got an inning-ending double play in the third. It wasn’t until the sixth that deGrom pitched a clean inning, and after 105 pitches, he was done for the night, but managed to protect a 3-2 lead.
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In some ways, his start in Game 5 was more impressive than in Game 1, because of the level of adversity he had to pitch through the entire evening. He struggled with commanding his fastball early in the game. He pitched from the stretch almost the entire night. He was constantly in trouble. He had a few mental mistakes get made by fielders behind him. Yet, he did what he had to do, and somehow got through it. It was exactly what an ace does in a spot like that, despite not having his best stuff. He so easily could have let this game get the best of him. He could have totally unraveled and made the night very, very difficult for the Mets with Greinke on the mound. Yet, he kept it together and figured out a way to keep his team in the game. I’m always impressed by Jake, but, to me, this might be his most impressive start to date.
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