NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mets fans wondered in recent weeks how committed pitcher Matt Harvey was to their campaign to win the National League pennant.
He laid those concerns to rest in Saturday's NL Championship Series opener with a brilliant outing in which he showed both talent and grit in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.
Harvey set down the first 12 Cubs he faced, six by strikeout, with a virtuoso performance that had the packed Citi Field crowd chanting "Harvey, Harvey" in the first inning.
"That was huge, for him to come out and electrify the crowd the way he did," catcher Travis d'Arnaud told Reuters.