Jacob deGrom struck out 12 over seven innings and the New York Mets poured it on with a season-best 17 hits in a 14-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jacob deGrom struck out 12 over seven innings, Aaron Nola was let down by lackluster defense and the New York Mets poured it on with a season-best 17 hits in a 14-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday. Pete Alonso homered twice, Jeff McNeil hit his first shot of the season, and Brandon Nimmo and Wilson Ramos also went deep for the Mets, who have won four of five. Dominic Smith had a career-high four hits, matched a franchise record with three doubles and drove in three. DeGrom (3-1) allowed three hits and two walks while lowering his ERA to 1.69. With three weeks left in this pandemic-shortened regular season, the two-time reigning NL Cy Young Award winner is a prime candidate for a three-peat in a field that also features the Cubs’ Yu Darvish and Braves’ Max Fried. Brad Brach and Chasen Shreve closed out New York’s four-hitter. McNeil and Alonso connected off Nola, but the rest of New York’s damage against the Phillies ace was aided by defensive miscues. Center fielder Adam Haseley got turned around on Smith’s first-inning RBI double, and third baseman Alec Bohm botched a rundown that set up Andrés Giménez’s two-run single in the fourth. First baseman Rhys Hoskins booted Robinson Canó’s hard-hit grounder in the fifth, allowing Michael Conforto to score from second. Bohm and Hoskins were given errors. Nola (4-3) was charged with three earned runs and six total over 5 1/3 innings.
