New York Mets routed by San Diego Padres 3-7 as Matt Harvey lacks command on the mound-MLB Update
The starter Matt Harvey is sent for big hits as the New York Mets are routed 3-7 by the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, San Diego, California on August 5, 2012 in the third game of the three match series.
Harvey endures bitter moments at the Major League level. After making a dream debut, he has now recorded two losses since then, which can easily translate into a decline. Therefore, the challenge to meet the expectations of the fans may not be achieved by
him.
On Sunday, his throws were struck for two home-runs. He completed five innings and gave up five runs, while yielding eight hits.
New York’s management will be concerned about the fact that their bullpen struggled again. While their starter did not finish the job, relievers were not impressive either.
Instead of blocking the flow of runs, relief pitcher Ramon Ramirez allowed hits and lent himself to Padres for substantiating their lead.
In little more than one inning, Ramirez gave up two runs.
Offensively, the Mets were largely mediocre, with their hitters wasting their at-bats and not many big hits coming off.
Since New York relies on individual performances when it comes to the offence, the quietness by the third baseman David Wright and the first baseman Ike Davis resulted in the downfall of the whole team.
Meanwhile, Mets’ manager Terry Collins offers an interesting insight of the fastballs by Harvey. He says for as long as the starting pitcher is able to get his fastballs hitting the lower territory of the zone, he can be successful.
"Obviously, the command of the fastball was the big difference," Terry Collins said. "I just thought one of the things he was effective with the last two times was locating his fastball down in the zone. (Sunday) he was more in middle of the zone."
Harvey seems to second Collins’ observation. He regrets his inability to find right spots on the strike-zone on consistent basis during the game.
"It was one of those days where I couldn't find the strike zone and when I did, it wasn't quality," Harvey said. "I wasn't executing like the last two starts."
For the future, all Mets can do is expect a miracle to happen down the line that can take their winning percentage beyond the Atlanta Braves, which currently sit on the second position on the table.
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