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• Jeered last season, Matt Harvey draws cheers in 2017 debut
It was quite an opening series for the New York Mets' pitching staff. Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey and the bullpen held Atlanta to five runs in 30 innings as New York took two of three. The Atlanta offense would have been even more ineffectual if not for Matt Kemp, who drove in four of the Braves' five runs.
Terry Collins on Matt Harvey's night: "He didn't try to overthrow, he used all of his pitches and had command of all his pitches. ... Is he going to throw 98 (mph) again? I dunno. But Matt Harvey is pretty good when he's throwing 93-95, and he proved that tonight." Collins had Harvey's pitch-limit at around 85 pitches. He threw 77
Matt Harvey threw 55 of 77 pitches for strikes on Thursday (71%). He had only 1 start last season with a higher strike rate (74% against Rockies in May). He threw 78% strikes with his fastball (tied for 4th-highest of his career). He also threw 33% sliders (highest rate of his career). Braves hitters were 0-for-6 vs that pitch.