Harvelous!

Last night against the Rockies, Matt Harvey threw his first career complete game, and it was a 4-hit shutout! He really pitched phenomenally, like he has all season long. Over the 9 innings, he struck out 6 and walked none. He walked none! There's no one word to describe him that does him justice. He's just so much fun to watch, and such a presence on the mound. The year he is having is an incredible year for anyone, but the fact that it's his 1st full year in the MLB is just unheard of! Almost all rookies struggle and have to learn how to pitch at this level, but not Harvey. While he has had a few rough starts in his career, you could probably count them on one hand. That's how good he has been. He improved his record to 9-3 and lowered his ERA to 2.09. In the complete game he threw only 106 pitches, 78 of them for strikes. He threw a 1st pitch strike to 24 of the 30 batters he faced. The thing about last night's game though was it didn't seem like Harvey had his best stuff, and Terry Collins said the same thing. According to TC, Harvey had "85, 80%." The fact that he was able to do what he didn without his best stuff is stunning! In the 9th inning with 2 outs, Harvey took a screaming liner off his right knee, and immediately waved Ray Ramirez and Terry Collins back to the dugout. This was his shutout, and he knew that. This guy is a total gamer! A lot of scouts projected him to be a #3 starter in the MLB, and they were way off! As long as he doesn't get injured, Matt looks like he could be the Mets ace for many, many years to come. His future is so bright! The 5-0 win over the Rockies improved the Mets' record to 51-60 and moved them ahead of the Phillies into 3rd place in the division. The offense was provided by Omar Quintanilla, who singled in Wilmer Flores in the 2nd, John Buck, who singled in Ike Davis in the 4th, and Wilmer Flores, who doubled in Juan Lagares, Marlon Byrd, and Ike Davis. Wilmer also picked up his first MLB hit with a 2nd inning single.