The Braves enter the rubber match of their series with the Mets just 4.5 games back of the division leader, but will be faced with the tallest of tasks on Thursday: beating Jacob deGrom.
For all the hype and fanfare around deGrom, the right-hander is somehow better than all of it might suggest. He is currently in the midst of possibly the greatest season ever for a pitcher, entering play with a 7-2 record, 0.69 ERA, and 122 strikeouts bWAR in just 77 innings. His WHIP currently sits at just 0.53 and he owns a 4.