Strictly speaking, Wednesday was a bit of an off day for Jacob deGrom.



The Mets’ ace right-hander struggled with his command and, thus, his pitch count early in the game, and he labored to keep the Reds from scoring in each of the first three innings. He went only six innings for the first time since June.



And — oh, yeah — he didn’t allow a run and struck out 10 batters.



“His stats speak for themselves,” said Brandon Nimmo, whose three doubles meant that, for once, deGrom was rewarded with a victory in an 8-0 rout. “Jake is definitely doing something special this year and something we’re obviously privileged to watch.”



Mickey Callaway has not been shy in singing deGrom’s praises for various honors this year. He advocated for the right-hander to start the All-Star Game, and he has talked him up for the Cy Young for weeks now.



“The one thing that stands out this year for deGrom...