DeGrom delivers for the Mets Yanks win on Didi’s HR in 10th
San Diego — The New York Mets gave Jacob deGrom a one-run lead right away and the big right-hander made it stand up until Asdrubal Cabrera added on with an impressive home run.
DeGrom held San Diego to five hits in 7 1/3 innings to win for the first time in four starts and Cabrera hit a three-run homer to lead the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
DeGrom (3-0) snapped a string of three straight no-decisions. He struck out eight and walked three.
"He's got such good life to his fastball," manager Mickey Callaway said. "He's got great extension, so it plays even harder than it already is. He was kind of exposing some of the hitters' weaknesses at times instead of just trying to throw the ball over the plate. He's attacking and trying to expose their weaknesses as well."
The Mets took a quick lead off Clayton Richard (1-3) when Cabrera hit a leadoff double and scored with one out when Todd Frazier singled between rookie third baseman Christian Villanueva and shortstop Freddy Galvis when the Padres had a drawn-in infield.
DeGrom settled in and largely kept the Padres off the bases. Only two Padres reached second base. With two singles, Galvis was the only San Diego batter to reach base twice against deGrom.
Cabrera gave deGrom a nice cushion when he hit reliever Craig Stammen's first pitch into the stands in right field with two outs in the seventh. It was his fifth. Juan Lagares and Jose Lobaton were aboard on singles.
"Any time you get more runs is a positive," deGrom said. "I was just trying to go out there and put up zeros. Any time you get extra run support is a plus."
Matt Harvey made his second appearance since being demoted to the bullpen, allowing Franchy Cordero's leadoff homer in the ninth, his fifth, and walking Jose Pirela.
Harvey then retired the side, ending the game by getting Galvis to ground into a double play.
Harvey, the former Fitch High School star, said he's "just getting used to the preparation, going down there and being able to see how guys get ready. Trying to learn from them and pick up little things that may help me get loose, finding a way to make sure that I'm more ready.
"Today I didn't do a good enough job of keeping loose, something I'll just have to learn from and pick up some tips from some of the other guys."
Anaheim, Calif. — Didi Gregorius wasn't so sure about a curtain call after his 10th-inning home run. Understandable, given his New York Yankees were on the road. A big contingent of Yankees fans in Anaheim implored him to do it, and Aaron Judge convinced him.
"It was a little weird for me," Gregorius said. "There were a lot of fans here. I didn't expect that to be honest ... (my teammates) told me to give the fans what they wanted. Especially the guy right here (Judge)."
Gregorius hit a solo homer in the 10th inning, and the New York Yankees won their seventh straight by beating the Los Angeles Angles 4-3 on Friday night after two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani left with an ankle injury.
Gregorius hit a fastball from Blake Parker (0-1) out to right. It was Gregorius' 10th homer of the season, tied with the Angels' Mike Trout for the major league lead. His 30 RBIs are also tops in the majors, as is his .368 batting average.
"I always feel good when he's out there," Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. "It seems like he's got a lot of magic when he walks up there. I don't know if I expect him to hit a homer
Not Including Saturday’s Games but I know I like seeing him in the box in a high leverage spot and he delivered again."
Ohtani homered on an inside fastball in the second inning but left after trying to beat out a groundball in the fifth. He awkwardly avoided a possible collision with Yankees first baseman Neil Walker on the play. He's listed as day to day with a mild left ankle sprain. He was receiving treatment after the game and will was re-evaluated Saturday.
"When he stepped on the bag he rolled it a little bit," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
The Yankees tied it in the ninth when pinch-hitter Brett Gardner scored Gary Sanchez on a bases-loaded sacrifice fly against closer Keynan Middleton.
David Robertson (1-1) pitched the ninth and Aroldis Chapman closed out the 10th for his fifth save.
Andrelton Simmons delivered a two-out, two-run triple for the Angels in the seventh for a 3-2 lead. Simmons has seven RBIs over his last three games.
Ohtani homered on a 97 mph fastball from Luis Severino to give the Angels a 1-0 lead. He was the designated hitter and batted fifth in the lineup for the first time this season. Ohtani is not scheduled to make his next start on the mound until Tuesday.