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Jacob deGrom stumbles as Mets fall to Jose Fernandez and Marlins
- Updated: July 24, 2016
10:58 PM ET
MIAMI — Jacob deGrom’s recent string of success came crashing to a halt thanks in part to Giancarlo Stanton.
In the second-shortest start of his career, deGrom tossed 94 pitches while lasting only 3 2/3 innings and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets, 7-2, Saturday at Marlins Park.
The Mets (51-45) dropped 1 1/2 games behind the Marlins (53-44) for the second wild-card spot.
Stanton belted a two-run homer and added an RBI single against deGrom en route to a 4-for-5 night. The last three homers surrendered by deGrom all have come off Stanton’s bat. No other batter has more than two career homers against deGrom.
Starter Jacob deGrom lasted just 3 2/3 innings as the New York Mets fell further behind the Marlins in the race for the wild card. AP Photo/Lynne Sladky
Stanton now has six homers and 12 RBIs in 10 games against the Mets this season. Despite being only 26 years old, Stanton has the fourth-most homers among active players against the Mets with 27, trailing only Ryan Howard (46), Chase Utley (38) and unemployed Jimmy Rollins (33).
After Seth Lugo entered and issued a bases-loaded walk to force in a run, deGrom was charged with five runs on 10 hits and one walk in 3 2/3 innings. DeGrom had been 3-0 with a 0.93 ERA in his last four starts and was coming off a one-hit shutout in Philadelphia — his first career complete game.
“I wasn’t very good today, and pretty much …
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