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Matt Harvey ‘finally felt … a lot more comfortable’
- Updated: May 8, 2016
10:29 PM ET
SAN DIEGO — Matt Harvey finally found his groove.
The Dark Knight’s fastball topped out at 97 mph and he struck out a season-high 10 batters as the New York Mets salvaged a split of a four-game series against the San Diego Padres with a 4-3 win on Sunday at Petco Park.
Harvey allowed two runs on four hits and two walks in six innings. The lone damage came on a two-run homer in the fifth from Christian Bethancourt on a fastball that caught too much of the plate.
“I finally felt, the majority of the game, a lot more comfortable,” Harvey said. “I was able to pound the zone, was able to throw all of my pitches. Unfortunately there in the fifth I left one over the middle. Other than that, it was a successful day.”
Matt Harvey’s fastball averaged 95 mph and topped out at 97 in his 102-pitch start against the Padres. Jake Roth/USA TODAY Sports
Said catcher Kevin Plawecki: “His velocity was obviously up. And, not only that, he really hit his spots well …
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