Jacob deGrom appears on target to make his regularly-scheduled start on Monday, per MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo. DeGrom threw his second bullpen session without incident. Though the Mets haven’t set anything in stone, the unofficial best pitcher on the planet should take the hill against the Braves two days from now.
deGrom has been dominant this season, pitching to a 6-2 record with a miniscule 0.54 ERA and 0.507 WHIP. He's struck out 111 batters across 67 innings of work.
Jeff McNeil is likely to join deGrom on the diamond on Monday, per Tim Healey of Newsday. He has been out with a hamstring strain since May 16th. McNeil was hitting .242/.336/.374 when he went on the injured list. Though still six percent better than average with the bat, that’s a far cry from McNeil’s usual production. He owned a 139 wRC+ across 1,024 plate appearances coming into the season.
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