Mets ace Jacob deGrom left Friday night's series opener against the Braves after 86 pitches over six innings due to a developing blister.
Mets Manager Buck Showalter told the media after the game that the blister came to his attention around the 5th inning and when he noticing diminished velocity from deGrom in the 6th inning, "that concerned me."
DeGrom revealed this issue with his middle finger started in his previous appearance at Oakland on the 24th. "It was there a little bit [in my] last start and then it popped.