Wednesday was bumping at Citi Field, as Timmy Trumpet was in tow for the second night in a row to give Edwin Diaz Ozzie Smith Jersey a live introduction. But before that, Jacob deGrom baked Mets fans his signature dish: A sterling performance with next to no run support.After giving up a Mookie Betts home run earlier in the game and with deGrom holding onto a 2-1 lead in the seventh inning, Justin Turner drove a deep fly ball to centerfield that looked like it was heading out to tie the game.Enter Brandon Nimmo, who made an utterly insane catch at the wall to preserve the Mets' lead.DeGrom, who generally keeps a composed, almost predatory presence on the mound, showed as much emotion as you'll ever see from him after the catch.MORE:What an absolutely unbelievable catch Rickey Henderson Jersey by Brandon Nimmo to rob Justin Turner of a homer and preserve a one-run lead. The catch of the year, easily, and the catch of Nimmo's career. Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) Nimmo himself looked like he couldn't believe it after the grab.Even Joe Davis on Sports Net LA could hardly contain himself on the catch, and he made a great call of it live.A moment to appreciate ' call of the Nimmo grab tonight Cory Spangenberg Jersey on Might be calling the game on the Dodgers broadcast, but still a fantastic call Tyson Ross Jersey nonethele s. Nate (@NatePower) It's not often we get to see playoff baseball just as the calendar turns to September, but Mets-Dodgers absolutely fit the bill.After the game, deGrom was in terrific spirits."That was awesome, you know, made a mistake there," deGrom said, per Anthony DiComo. "He helped me out. It was funny cuz before the game I told him 'hey Nims a lot of defense' and I was joking with him when he came off like 'hey you actually listened.' So the guys did a great job." Jacob deGrom with a funny reaction to Brandon Nimmo's homer-saving catch: Anthony DiComo Johnny Manziel Jersey (@AnthonyDiComo) Nimmo, naturally, got a lot of love heading back to the dugout.Heros welcome for Brandon Nimmo. What a moment. Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) "Great play by Nimmo, Turner said, . Not a whole lot you can do about it.The Eric Hosmer Jersey Mets (83-48) currently hold the No. 2 seed in the NL, trailing the Dodgers (90-39). If this was a playoff preview, we could be in for thrilling October baseball. But, of course, there's a lot of baseball to be played before thinking about those matchups.
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