Remembering Mets History (2015) Jacob deGrom Tosses A Two Hit Shut Out In San Diego

June 1st, 2015: Terry Collins New York Mets rode into June tied for first place with the Washington Nationals. The Mets (29-23) were getting good starting pitching but had been struggling scoring runs. On this night they were out in beautiful San Diego, playing Bud Black's Padres (25-28) in front of 21,893 at Petco Park. Tonight, the Mets offense provided run support & Jacob deGrom provided some fantastic pitching. It was one of deGrom's best outings on the year, it was the first of two times time he would shut out the opponent on just two hits pitching at least seven innings. Less than two weeks earlier he had thrown a one hit shutout in eight innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mets started out the 1st inning with Ruben Tejada hitting a ground rule double. He scored on Daniel Murphy's single to left field. Murph advanced on Wilmer Flores base hit & scored on a Will Middlebrooks' throwing error. It was quickly 2-0 Mets. In the 1st innin