It truly would not be a Jacob deGrom start without the New York Mets bullpen and defense sticking a huge middle finger to him once he leaves the game. deGrom cruised through six shutout innings but was pulled after just 77 pitches, even though Manager Luis Rojas said he could get to the 100 pitch plateau. Miguel Castro gave the Mets a scoreless seventh, but all hell broke loose in the eighth.
CHAOS. PHILLIES TAKE THE LEAD ON ABSOLUTE INSANITY. pic.twitter.com/25Gtm3gI37
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The debuting Mets relievers had an ugly night.