On his 3,102nd pitch of a special season, Jacob deGromwas determined to reach one more milestone, rather than letting it linger until next year. So facing his final batter, he reached back and threw a 92 mph slider past Ozzie Albies for his 1,000th career strikeout. Now deGrom will wait a few more weeks to see if his remarkable run will win him the National League's top pitching prize. DeGrom was dominant in what almost certainly was his last pitch for the Cy Young Award, throwing eight stellar innings and leaving with a major-league-best 1.70 ERA as the New York Mets blanked the Atlanta Braves 3-0 on Wednesday. Read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=380926121
