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DeGrom Homers, Dominates on Mound as Mets Stop Nationals 5-1

New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom delivers during the second inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Sunday, June 18, 2017, in
New York.
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
BEN WALKER and had battered the Mets also provided the biggest set up two New York runs in pitched once for Washing-
The Associated Press in three games this week, jolt. He hit the first pitch of the fourth for a 3-1 lead. ton in May, winning a start
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jacob never trailing while totaling the third inning from Joe Trea Turner stole four bases, vs. Philadelphia.
deGrom hit his first major 18 extra-base hits. But they Ross (3-3) over the wall in setting a Nationals record. Mets: Star LF Yoenis Ces-
league home run and shut had trouble touching the left-center. Harper extended his hitting pedes got a planned day
down a bruising Washing- blue-stitched balls - used The 2014 NL Rookie of the streak to 11 games, leading off after starting three
ton Nationals lineup on all around Major League Year, a converted infielder to Ryan Zimmerman’s sacri- straight games. He spent
three singles for eight domi- Baseball on Father’s Day - at Stetson University, kept fice fly in the first. six weeks on the DL with a
nant innings Sunday, giving thrown by deGrom (6-3). holding down his helmet TRAINER’S ROOM strained hamstring and re-
the New York Mets a 5-1 The right-hander mixed his as he rounded the bases, Nationals: RHP Shawn Kel- turned last weekend.
win that prevented a four- fastball, slider and change- making sure it didn’t fly off ley was put on the 10-day UP NEXT
game sweep. up well, fanned Bryce Harp- his flyaway hair. His victory disabled list because of a Nationals: RHP Tanner Roark
Fresh off pitching the Mets’ er with a 97 mph heater on made the Mets 17-0 when strained muscle in his upper (6-4, 4.39 ERA) opposes LHP
first complete game of the his 105th and last pitch and their pitcher homers dating right back. The reliever is 3-2 Justin Nicolino (0-1, 4.15) to
season in his previous start walked off to a standing to a loss when Jason Isring- with four saves and a 7.00 begin a three-game series
against the Cubs, deGrom ovation. He struck out six hausen connected in 1996, ERA in 22 games, giving up at Miami. Roark has given
turned in a complete ef- and walked two, and the the Elias Sports Bureau said. nine homers in 18 innings. up a career-most three
fort, excelling with his arm, only run against him was T.J. Rivera had four hits for He was on the DL in May home runs to Marlins slug-
bat and glove. The NL East- unearned. the Mets. A popup that Na- with a lower back strain. ger Giancarlo Stanton, but
leading Nationals had been A career .199 hitter in 176 tionals second baseman RHP A.J. Cole was recalled has held him to a .214 bat-
6-0 at Citi Field this season at-bats coming in, deGrom Daniel Murphy lost in the sun from Triple-A Syracuse. He ting average (6 for 28).q