New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom was dominant over five innings in the Mets 1-0 win over the Braves on Opening Day. Over his five innings of work, deGrom allowed only a broken-bat single, one walk and struck out eight. As anticipated, deGrom was pulled after only five innings and 72 pitches following a back tightness issue that cropped up over a week ago. Despite the performance by deGrom, he did not factor into the decision. He has now thrown 28 straight scoreless innings dating ...