Red Sox 1, Mets 0: Winning on deGrom day

Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images With Jacob deGrom going for the Mets, you really knew there was one of two ways this game was going to go. Either it was going to be a tremendous pitchers’ duel or it was going to be a blowout for the Mets, because deGrom wasn’t going to give up too much. Fortunately for the Red Sox, it was the former and they came out on the right end of it. Nick Pivetta wasn’t necessarily more dominant in terms of pure stuff, but he got the better results as the Mets gave their ace no run support, as they are wont to do. The Red Sox offense couldn’t get to the Mets bullpen either, to be fair, so it was all about Boston’s pitching being able to give them a narrow victory for a second straight low-scoring win. Despite the lack of offense, the Sox still managed a sweep in Queens.

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