Mets vs. Nationals - Friday, April 23, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB Nationals (7-10) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Mets (8-7) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 x 6 11 0 8 Win: Jacob deGrom (2-1) | Loss: (1-2) | : None | Time: 2:37 | Attendance: 8,130 HOME INFORMATION Nationals Home Runs Mets Home Runs Player No. Inn. Outs Count Runners On Player No. Pitcher Inn. Outs Count Runners On None Nimmo 1 McGowin 8 2 2-0 1--

METS NOTES

Jacob deGrom (9.0 IP, 2 H, 15 K): Threw his second career Playing deHits: Jacob deGrom gave the Mets the lead with an RBI in and fourth career complete game overall (last shutout was July 17, 2016 the fifth inning and singled in the eighth...Extended his hitting streak to five at Philadelphia)...Punched out a career-high 15 batters, giving him 50 through games, tied for the longest by a Mets pitcher since 2000 ()... four starts this season, the most ever in a pitcher's first four starts of a season...... STATS Perform says deGrom is the second pitcher in the modern era with 50+ He is the 15th pitcher to record 50 or more in any four-game span... strikeouts and five or more hits in any four-start span ( also did He is the third pitcher in major league history to strike out 14 or more in three so in September 1984 with 52 strikeouts and six hits). consecutive games, joining (2019) and Pedro Martinez (1999), and • It was his eighth career go-ahead RBI, tied for the second most among major he is the first pitcher ever to record 14 or more strikeouts and one or no walks league since 2014 ( has 11). in three consecutive games. • Logged his eighth career game with at least 10 strikeouts and an RBI... • He is the 14th pitcher in the modern era to throw a complete game shutout According to Elias, that is tied for the fifth-most such games since the DH with at least 15 strikeouts and no walks...Dwight Gooden (16 K, 0 BB shutout came to be in 1973... (nine) is the only active pitcher with more. on September 12, 1984) is the only other Met to do so... (15 K, 0 BB on May 19, 2019) was the last pitcher to do it. Mets: Snapped a three-game skid and improved to 5-1 at this season... • Lowered his season ERA to 0.31 and his career ERA to 2.55...That is the best Earned their second shutout win of the season...Blanked the Nationals for the mark in Mets history (min. 1,000.0 )...He entered tonight's start first time since in 2019, a game also started by Jacob deGrom. in a virtual tie with (2.57 ERA)...Has a 2.00 ERA since the start of • Mets starting pitchers have a 2.62 ERA (24 ER/82.1 IP) this season. 2018, the best mark in the majors. • pitchers have 156 strikeouts in 123.1 IP, good for a 11.38 K/9 ratio. • Recorded his 49th career double-digit game...Was his third in a row, tied for the longest streak of his career (third time). (3-5, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R): Drove in a pair with a two-out • Has allowed more than three earned runs once in his last 24 starts at Citi Field in the Mets' three-run fifth inning...Added a two-run with two outs in (since May 1, 2019)...Owns a 1.63 home ERA (29 ER/160.0 IP) in that stretch. the eighth...He is batting .462 (6-13) with six RBI with two outs this year. • The last Mets pitcher with a 15-strikeout game was (August 1, 1999 at • Tied a career-high with four RBI (also, June 18, 2018 at Colorado). Wrigley Field)...The last Mets complete game shutout was thrown by Steven • Has four three- games this season. Matz (July 27, 2019 vs. Pittsburgh).

NATIONALS NOTES

Nationals: Were shut out for the fourth time this season. Erick Fedde (5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 3 K): Tossed 5.0 innings for the second start in a row...Has a 3.07 ERA (5 ER/14.2 IP) in his last three starts.

Upcoming Probable Pitching Matchups VS. WASHINGTON Sat., April 24 RHP (1-1, 5.87) vs. RHP (3-0, 0.90) 4:05 p.m. (SNY, FS1, WCBS 880 AM, WQBU 92.7) Sun., April 25 LHP (0-2, 10.95) vs. RHP (0-1, 3.21) 1:10 p.m. (SNY, WCBS 880 AM, WQBU 92.7)