In 10 pitches, Matt Harvey electrified the crowd at Citi Field as if it were 2013, zipping 98-mile-an-hour fastballs past overmatched Miami Marlins hitters and reloading as quickly as the catcher could toss the ball back his way. He pitched the first inning like he had a late-night movie to catch. He pitched like he was laughing at those who feared he might have so-called dead arm.
The magnificence of his first inning washed over into his second, then his third, and there was the sort of jittery momentum building that this night could be another memorable one in Harvey’s charmed career.