PHILADELPHIA - Jacob deGrom tossed a one-hitter, Curtis Granderson and Asdrubal Cabrera homered and the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Sunday.
DeGrom allowed only a third-inning single to pitcher Zach Eflin and retired 27 of 29 batters. The lanky right-hander struck out seven, walked one and went the distance for the first time in 68 career starts.
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It was the first time he's pitched since July 6 because of the All-Star break.
"You go every five days, that's a lot of throwing," he told reporters. "Some time off, resetting helped."
Eflin allowed five hits and three runs in six innings and also got the first hit of the game off his counterpart.
"I knew who got the hit off me," deGrom said. "After that, you want the shutout. I went out there every inning like it was the first inning. It was a lot of fun."
Granderson drove his 16th homer way out to right-center for a 2-0 lead in the third. Cabrera's two-run shot off Andrew Bailey in the eighth was his 13th homer and gave the Mets a 5-0 lead.
Juan Lagares gave the Mets a 1-0 lead in the second when he lined a triple to right. DeGrom helped himself with a two-out single in the fifth - only his second hit in 27 at-bats this season. Jose Reyes followed with an RBI double to left-center to make it 3-0.
DeGrom dominated the Phillies and continued his mastery in day games. He is 15-3 with a 1.63 ERA without the bright lights and 14-15 with a 3.19 ERA at night.
