While deGrom has deGrominated the rest of the league this year, the Angels, in two starts over a three-week span, have been the outlier. On Monday, in the Angels’ 6-4 win, Los Angeles pinned a season-high five runs on deGrom in 5⅓ innings that included a pair of homers.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rangers as Rangers Ace Jacob deGrom Has One of Most Devastating Breaking Balls in MLB. In an effort to help keep Jacob deGrom healthy, the Texas Rangers devised a game plan that would have him scale back his velocity.

Jacob deGrom struck out nine and allowed a leadoff homer in six solid innings, and Corey Seager, Marcus Semien and Adolis García homered as the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 6-2.