This Mets' season is starting to look a lot like the last one.
New York lost to the Reds, 1-0, spoiling seven shutout innings from Jacob deGrom and falling to 15-15 on the season.
The Mets started the year off very well going 9-4 through their first 13 games, but they have since gone 6-11 and 2-5 in their last seven.
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New York started last season 11-1, but once the team entered May, things had started to unravel and the team was .500 by the 28th.
Fortunately for the Mets, deGrom did look like his old self after he hadn't over his last three starts as he had allowed 14 earned runs over his last 13 innings.
Jacob deGrom, 97mph Fastball (foul) and 93mph Slider (Swinging K), Overlay. pic.twitter.com/uwRtINQuba
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 2, 2019
He was encouraged by his outing Wednesday despite his team's loss.
"Nobody wants to go out there and stink," he told reporters after the game, via MLB.com.
He continued: "I felt like I was pretty close to where I want to be."
Last season, the Mets scored five runs or less in 25 of deGrom's 32 starts. They scored two or less in 12 of those. This season in deGrom's three quality starts, the Mets have scored a total of eight runs and six were scored in one game.
It's beginning to look a lot like 2018 for the Mets.
Studs of the Night
Nolan Arenado went 3-for-5 with two home runs and four RBIs in an 11-4 win over the Brewers.
Javy Baez went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs, but the most impressive thing he did was homer and double in the same inning when the Cubs scored six runs in the second. And those two hits came on two pitches which is even more astonishing. Chicago beat the Mariners, 11-0.
Marlins pitcher Caleb Smith has been flat-out awesome this year and was once again in a 4-2 win over the Indians. He tossed seven innings of one-run ball in the win and now has thrown at least six innings and allowed one run or less in each of his last four starts.
Braves starter Max Fried has also been really good since moving into the starting rotation. He allowed one run in seven innings during a 5-1 win over the Padres. He has allowed two earned runs or less in at least six innings pitched in six of his seven starts.
Dud of the Night
Blake Snell, on the other hand, has not followed up his Cy Young year well. He gave up seven earned runs in three innings of work in an 8-2 loss to the Royals. He has a 4.31 ERA in 31 1/3 innings this season.
Highlight
Jesse Winker added insult to injury for Mets fans as he not only made a great catch to end the Reds' 1-0 win, but he waved goodbye to the fans.
The wave to the fans is such a savage move. 😱 #GotYourBack pic.twitter.com/yDFJxnHffx
— MLB (@MLB) May 2, 2019
What's Next
Cardinals (20-10) at Nationals (12-17) 4:05 p.m. ET — The Cardinals go for their sixth straight win and their 11th win in their last 12 games. Stephen Strasburg (2-1, 3.82 ERA) will try to put an end to St. Louis' streak. Dakota Hudson (2-1, 5.63) will try to extend it for the Cardinals.