Harvey takes positive step in start vs. Braves

ATLANTA — Following Matt Harvey’s bullpen session earlier in the week, he muttered two words.

“I’m back,” Mets manager Terry Collins recalled his pitcher saying.

Harvey didn’t look like the dominant pitcher who won 13 games last season on Friday night, but it was certainly a step in the right direction. After entering the contest with an 0-3 record and a 5.71 ERA, the right-hander picked up his first victory in the Mets’ 6-3 win over the Braves at Turner Field.

“Still a work in progress,” Harvey said. “Part of the game obviously felt better and felt like I was releasing the ball the way I should be. Other times it was not that way. Still working.

“There were more positives than negatives out of this game, so like I said last time, it’s kind of flush this one, start [again] tomorrow, and I’m thrilled that we got a bunch of runs and I was kind of able to limit the damage there …

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