Dominant deGrom pitches surging Mets to

Dominant deGrom pitches surging Mets to 5-2 win over Braves August 7 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink NEW YORK (AP) Jacob deGrom struck out 12 and carried a perfect game into the sixth inning of his second start all season, pitching the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Sunday for their 12th victory in 14 games.Pete Alonso drove in two runs and the first-place Mets finished with 19 strikeouts including three in a row from closer Edwin Daz Tyson Barrie Jersey to end it. They took four of five from Atlanta in their NL East showdown, extending their division lead to 6 1/2 games over the defending World Series champions. Pitching at home for the first time in 13 months, a dominant deGrom (1-0) retired his first 17 batters 12 on strikeouts before walking Ehire Adrianza with two outs in the sixth.Dansby Swanson followed with a two Blake Comeau Jersey -run homer on the 76th and final pitch from deGrom, making it 5-2. The two-time Cy Young Award winner mi sed the final three months last season with right forearm tightne s and a sprained elbow, then was shut down late in spring training because of a stre s reaction in his right scapula. He finally returned Tuesday at Washington, throwing five innings of one-run ball in a rare Mets lo s lately. Mets fans had to wait a little longer than they planned to see deGrom go to work as the start of the game was delayed 20 minutes by rain. Once play began, however, deGrom didnt disappoint the crowd. in this topic Sergei Boikov Women Jersey National League Major League Baseball New York Mets Atlanta Braves Dansby Swanson Pete Alonso Atlanta Braves New York Mets share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 36 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 40 Nikita Zadorov Men Jersey MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5- Sergei Boikov Kids Jersey 2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS