Mets waste Jacob deGrom’s gem as Edwin Diaz blows it again

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Jacob deGrom and Edwin Diaz Charles Wenzelberg; Anthony J. CausiJust as one extremely important pitcher rights himself, another springs a leak. And so it goes for a combustible Mets pitching staff that remains as predictable as the weather.

Jacob deGrom looked more like his 2018 self on Wednesday, as the reigning Cy Young Award winner put up zeroes and got no run support.

Nevertheless, new closer Edwin Diaz took his second loss in three games, touched up for a solo home run by light-hitting Reds shortstop Jose Iglesias to break up a scoreless game in a 1-0 Cincinnati victory at Citi Field.

Iglesias blasted a 1-1 slider down the left-field line for his second homer of the year, as…