New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom throws to the Baltimore Orioles in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, August 18, 2015, in Baltimore.
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Thanks to second-place Washington’s six-game slide, nevertheless, the Mets have maintained a Four 1/2-game lead within the East. The Orioles’ offense has scored the sixth most runs within the majors this season and has hit 47 extra residence runs than the Mets.
New York is riding an eight-game winning streak in the all-time series, including a three-game sweep from June 11-13, 2010, during its previous visit to Camden Yards. The rookie has posted a 7-6 record to accompany his 3.07 ERA. DeGrom finished the night with a 1.98 ERA, keeping him in hot pursuit of the Dodgers’ Zack Greinke in the NL Cy Young award race.
In May, deGrom allowed one run on six hits in seven innings, and he got two more outs in his second start against the Orioles. He allowed just one run on a Gerardo Parra solo home run, struck out six, and walked one. The Mets have also won deGrom’s last six starts.
After a 46-minute delay because of weather concerns, Granderson hit his seventh leadoff homer of the season, establishing a franchise record. Granderson backed up, jumped and caught the ball at the warning track.
The New York Mets had a tough weekend in Queens. Third base coach Tim Teufel aggressively sent Flores, not the fastest of runners, and it looked like the Orioles would easily throw him out at the plate.
Patrick Semansky/AP Daniel Murphy doubles to left field in the third inning.
The Orioles had a chance to score in the fifth when J.J. Hardy hit a two-out double and Henry Urrutia followed with a single to left.
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Granderson hit his 22nd homer in the fifth just over the outstretched glove of a leaping Adam Jones in center field. He’s made three starts there and in the 24 innings allowed just four earned runs while striking out 20.
