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deGrom "Frustrated" After Shore Shoulder Ends Night vs. Cubs

 METS 6 - CUBS 1 

Yes, the Mets beat the Cubs for the third consecutive night. And, yes, the Mets are a season best 10-games over .500. 

But there is concern in Metville after ace Jacob deGrom left Wednesday night's ballgame after three perfect innings with an apparent shore right shoulder. The injury is just five days after deGrom left his previous start against San Diego with right flexor tendonitis. 

However both deGrom and manager Luis Rojas said they hope the injury is nothing major (the same refrain we heard last week). 

deGrom said he was frustrated by the latest setback. He was on the IL earlier this year after tightness in his back set him back a start. 

"Felt really good warming up. Felt really good in the first and second inning, and then there in the third my shoulder was sore. This is getting old. I want to be out there competing and coming out of these games -- with these little --- hopefully this turns out to be nothing." 

"I'm pretty confident this is nothing. We did some tests and kind of ruled out anything serious. Gonna go from there," deGrom continued. 

When asked if he regretted pitching deGrom tonight and not give him an extra day or so of rest after his setback last Friday against San Diego, Rojas said he did not since the reports he received, and the word he got from deGrom was that he was ok. 

According to Mets beat writer Anthony DiComo, both deGrom and Rojas were encouraged by the initial tests, but the Mets ace will have an MRI tomorrow. 

This is huge for the Mets, who face a daunting test over the next week with three double-headers -- all in the division against the Nationals, Braves and Phillies -- and no days off.

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