WASHINGTON, D.C. - Terry Collins predicted brilliance from Matt Harvey.
On Tuesday afternoon the manager went so far as to say, “I wouldn’t be surprised if he threw his best game of the year."
Instead Harvey delivered a mediocre start made worse by his defense, leaving us all to wonder if the firestorm that he and his agent, Scott Boras, created over his innings limit affected him in some way.
In the end, Harvey’s linescore looked worse than he pitched, as he gave up seven runs in 5 1/3 innings, matching a career high. All the runs were earned but that was misleading, as Yoenis Cespedes’ error turned a bases-loaded single in the sixth inning into a bases-clearing hit, ending Harvey’s night.