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- Updated: May 19, 2016
NEW YORK — The Mets hoped Matt Harvey was on the verge of figuring things out. Instead, it’s getting worse for the team’s one-time ace.
Harvey suffered through the shortest and worst start of his big league career Thursday night, allowing nine runs (six earned) before manager Terry Collins pulled him with two outs in the third inning against the Nationals at Citi Field. Washington led, 9-1, at the end of the inning.
Harvey had never allowed more than seven runs in any of his 73 prior starts. On Thursday, he allowed seven in an inning he couldn’t even finish. Only once in his career had Harvey been unable to complete the fifth inning — last May 23, when he went four innings while allowing seven runs against the Pirates.
It’s been a constant struggle for Harvey so far this season, but this was the worst. And it came on a night when Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen expected …
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