{"id":36744,"date":"2020-08-14T16:29:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T20:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/?p=36744"},"modified":"2020-08-14T16:36:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T20:36:47","slug":"jacob-degrom-scratched-from-fridays-start-with-neck-tightness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2020\/08\/14\/jacob-degrom-scratched-from-fridays-start-with-neck-tightness\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob deGrom Scratched from Friday&#8217;s Start With Neck Tightness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/NYM\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Mets<\/a> have gone through many obstacles to start the season with opt-outs and injuries, and Friday was no different. The Mets scratched the reigning two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngcy01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Cy Young<\/strong><\/a> Award winner, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/degroja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob deGrom<\/a><\/strong>, from his start against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/PHI\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> due to neck tightness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lockewa01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Walker Lockett<\/a><\/strong>, who was recently called up from the alternate training site in Brooklyn, will make his first start of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Injury<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Mets ace does not know when the injury occurred, but he says there is no structural damage after his MRI. deGrom thought he would be able to make the start. He didn&#8217;t want to leave the Mets in a tough spot where he was removed after one inning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I debated on trying to go out there and I think talking it over, it was let&#8217;s make this hopefully a one start thing and not really aggravate something.&#8221; deGrom said. Hopefully, it is a one start thing, but I think it is just day-by-day right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LIVE: Jacob deGrom explains why he was scratched from tonight&#39;s start <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FSWPY0G8Xx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/FSWPY0G8Xx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SNY (@SNYtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNYtv\/status\/1294359431338168323?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 14, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In deGrom&#8217;s last start, he was battling a bit of discomfort on his right hand. While it appeared to be a blister, deGrom said it was more of a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/08\/09\/jacob-degrom-hot-spot-shows-how-quick-it-can-all-change-for-mets-sherman\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hot spot<\/a> and is over that injury.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Walker Lockett<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After dealing with an injury at the start of the season, Lockett&#8217;s name came up as a possible replacement for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/wachami01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Wacha<\/a><\/strong>. However, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gsellro01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Gsellman<\/a><\/strong> got the start instead, and Lockett was going to be used out of the bullpen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/rojaslu99.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luis Rojas<\/a><\/strong> told Lockett to be ready after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonbaseball.com\/2020\/08\/14\/mets-slam-nationals-behind-peterson-nido\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thursday&#8217;s game<\/a> against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/WSN\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Nationals<\/a> if deGrom was unavailable to pitch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He has made four starts with the Mets in his career and is 1-1 with an 8:34 ERA. He previously was a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/SDP\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Diego Padres<\/a> in 2018 and made three starts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>DeGrom plans to throw a bullpen session on Monday and would like to return for his next start Wednesday night against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/teams\/FLA\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Marlins<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image<br \/>\n<a id=\"O9DLIyYsSmNntKFLEISbUg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1227989174\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'O9DLIyYsSmNntKFLEISbUg',sig:'ITZP4Uxc8IOMOdkld5IuevCLW5B76SJO-iY_2FOhBEA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1227989174',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York Mets have gone through many obstacles to start the season with opt-outs and injuries, and Friday was no different. The Mets scratched the reigning two-time Cy Young Award winner, Jacob deGrom, from his start against the Philadelphia Phillies due to neck tightness. 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