Kingsport Mets Alum deGrom Strikes Out 10 on Opening Day

The Opening Day duel between Max Scherzer  and Jacob deGrom  more than lived up to the hype. In fact, they made Opening Day history.

Both aces reached double-digit strikeouts at Nationals Park on Thursday in the Mets' season-opening 2-0 win over the Nationals. Scherzer, making his fourth Opening Day start in five seasons with Washington, struck out 12; deGrom, in his first career Opening Day start, struck out 10. It's just the second Opening Day game in which both starting pitchers had at least 10 strikeouts.
"Those are games that are fun," deGrom said. "You know every pitch matters."
deGrom came out after six shutout innings of five-hit baseball, which earned him his first win of the 2019 season. Going back to last season, he's now made 30 consecutive starts allowing three runs or fewer -- a new record for the longest such streak in Major League history.
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