DeGrom's ERA rises above 1.00 as Mets beat Brewers 3-2

NEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom’s ERA crept above 1.00 for the first time this season, and the New York Mets rallied in the seventh and eighth innings to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 Wednesday in a doubleheader opener.

Pinch-hitter José Peraza, batting for deGrom, hit a tying home run with one out in the seventh off Josh Hader, who had converted 24 saves chances since Sept. 20.

Edwin Díaz (3-2) forced in a run by hitting Christian Yelich on the right thigh with a fastball on the first pitch of an at-bat in the eighth, the third time in his big league career Díaz hit a batter with the bases load.

Jeff McNeil hit a two-run single with no outs in the bottom half off Brent Suter (8-4), who was trying for his first big league save.

Dominic Smith, who was hit by a pitch leading off that struck his left hand and glanced his mouth, slid across the plate headfirst to score as center fielder Mookie Betts’ two-hop throw was up the third-base line.

McNeil got the first walk-off hit of his big league career and the Mets got their seventh walk-off win this season and their fourth win in their last five games. Each game was shortened to seven innings under pandemic rules.

DeGrom allowed a home run to Luis Urías on his fourth pitch and another to Jace Peterson that put Milwaukee ahead 2-1 in the fifth. Urías’ home run on a 98.6 mph fastball was the fourth home run leading off a game against deGrom, the first since Philadelphia’s Scott Kingery went deep on deGrom’s first pitch on July 5, 2019.

DeGrom got his third straight no-decision allowing two runs and four hits in seven innings with 10 strikeouts and no walks, his seventh start with double-digit strikeouts this season. His ERA has risen from 0.50 to 1.08 in his last three starts.

He threw six pitches of 100 mph or higher, all in...

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