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- Updated: April 28, 2016
NEW YORK — Matt Harvey ripped his 102nd — and last — pitch of the night past the Reds’ Jordan Pacheco at 97 mph for a called third strike, and he walked off the Citi Field mound looking just a little bit more like his old self.
Harvey’s seventh strikeout, a season high, capped his best performance of 2016 to date in the Mets’ 5-2 win over the Reds on Wednesday. The right-hander threw six innings of two-run ball and picked up his second consecutive win.
“This is the best, I think, he’s thrown all year,” said manager Terry Collins. “I thought his stuff was better tonight. I thought the ball came out of his hand much better, much cleaner tonight.”
Harvey’s velocity ticking back up into the upper 90s, even six innings and 100-plus pitches into the game, was a notable improvement.
“That’s obviously a big part of these young guys, the velocity,” Collins said. “They’re all power pitchers. It’s nice to see the velocity up.”
Harvey, who has been battling mechanical issues and seen his velocity drop …
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