Final score: Mets 4, Braves 2—deGrom looks good

Jacob deGrom threw five scoreless innings, lowering his ERA to 0.50 on the season, as the Mets defeated the Braves in the first seven-inning game of their doubleheader at Citi Field this evening. deGrom struck out six, walked, two, and allowed just one hit—on a ball that should have been caught—just five days after exiting his previous start with shoulder discomfort.

The Mets’ offense provided more than enough support, as Jonathan Villar scored on a wild pitch in the first and Dom Smith hit a bases-clearing three-run double in the bottom of the fifth. That was more than enough insurance for the two-run home run that Seth Lugo served up to Ozzie Albies in the sixth, and Edwin Díaz

Full recap to follow.

GameThread Roll Call

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1. MetsFan4Decades: 116
2. stickguy: 68
3. LouMonte7: 46
4. JR and the Off-Balance Shots: 42
5. olderfan62: 39
6. AnneInFlushing: 38
7. Knurk: 33
8. kefmet: 30
9. deegie: 28
10. Prustyballs94: 25