For the second night in a row, the  New York Mets marched out one of their pitching prospects to make their major league debut.  On Wednesday night it was Rafael Montero and Thursday night it was Jacob deGrom.  deGrom was originally called up to pitch out of the bullpen, but a stint on the disabled list by Dillon Gee changed all of that.

In a start that wasn’t as heralded as Montero’s, deGrom came out and baffled the Yankee hitters just about all night.  He was reaching in the mid-90’s and was able to execute his secondary pitches which led to his success.  The only blemish on his night came in the 7th inning when a missed opportunity on a double play, extended the inning for the Yankees which led to an RBI single by Alfonso Soriano.

deGrom’s line for the night: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 6 K, on 91 pitches.

Prior to Thursday night’s game against the Yankees, the Mets pitchers were 0-for-the season at the plate.  In his first major league at-bat, deGrom singled to left ending the historic drought.  It is very unfortunate that the Mets couldn’t score any runs for him and he is the pitcher of record on the losing side if the score holds up.  He left the game trailing 1-0.

deGrom is scheduled to make his second start on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.  There was a lot to be excited about these past two days as the future may be now for the Mets.