Sandy Alderson shook them up and then Matt Harvey settled the Mets down Friday night. After the Mets general manager changed up the infield defense, Harvey went out and controlled the Nationals for seven innings in a 4-0 win Friday night at Citi Field.
Daniel Murphy cleared the bases with a double in the eighth inning and Michael Cuddyer homered off Nationals ace Max Scherzer in the fourth. Jeurys Familia got the final five outs for his 10th save of the season.
Though he did not have his best command Friday night, Harvey battled through seven innings to pick up his fifth win of the season and made him the first Mets pitcher since Pedro Martinez in 2006 to win each of his first five starts.