Entering the All-Star break, the right-hander has a 2.32 ERA across 19 starts, holding opposing hitters to a .194 batting average while also limiting the total number of base runners with a 0.91 WHIP.

His seventh quality start in eight outings was hardly enough to make Jacob deGrom happy Saturday night, particularly after the Rangers lost 5-4 to the Astros in 11 innings. But as the All-Star break beckons,

HOUSTON — For Jacob deGrom, family man, going to the All-Star Game is of utmost importance. For Jacob deGrom, the 37-year-old, the pitching part is better left to the younger, less experienced and less surgically repaired.