DeGrom dazzles in return, bullpen costs Mets in loss to Nats

[ASFN Admin]

The nerves lasted longer than usual for Jacob deGrom. Making his first major league start in more than a year, deGrom looked almost back to his Cy Young Award self, allowing one run on three hits and striking out six in five innings before a bullpen meltdown cost the New York Mets in a 5-1 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. “To get out there and pitch and be healthy, that’s the reward,” deGrom said between smiles afterward.

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