'You look at their lineup, I think every single one of them has almost been an All-Star,' Harvey said after the game. 'You definitely look at it from the outside wanting to do well. It's one of the ballparks you get pretty amped up to come in and do the best you can.'
Harvey improved to 3-3 with a 2.76 ERA in seven starts this season ' he now has 49 strikeouts in his first 42 1/3 innings of his career.
'The defense was on point and made every play ' this win goes to them.'
Michael Baron, MetsBlog.com
Harvey certainly was not at his best last night, but his ability to manage his troubles and maintain his composure made this one of the more impressive starts he's had in his young career. He battled through command issues of all four of his pitches (and walked the opposing pitchers twice). While he threw a high percentage of strikes, the quality of those pitches weren't as good as they have been in his previous outings. But he was able to record some big strikeouts on his change-up (which seemed to improve as the game went on) and he got some help defensively which kept the Phillies off the board.In watching Harvey over the last two years, no matter what he's got, he is someone who just doesn't give in at any point of the game. He makes the most out of whatever he's got, adjusts to his in-game strengths quickly, and shies away from what's not working for him. If that means he needs to pitch to more contact (like he did last night), than he does that and gets the ball to his defense. When he's on, Harvey can power his way through at-bats and record outs that way by throwing 99 mph fastballs on the corner. Harvey is proving to be a bulldog, and it's been enjoyable to watch his evolution. He is so focused out there and never gets shaken by adversity. He seems to have the mentality to be a big game pitcher ' that is something I hope comes in handy in the years to come.
