Blue Jays 8, Yankees 4 • In New York, Russell Martin hit his first two home runs of the season, Michael Saunders also went deep and Toronto finally broke out its big bats, halting New York’s six-game winning streak. “So if they were losing, if they hadn’t won four games in a row going into that game last night, it would have been a completely different answer than you got”. “For your manager to have faith in you, to leave you out to face the greatest hitter in the game right now, is pretty awesome”. The left-hander went eight innings, gave up no runs on four hits, struck out seven, and walked one on 104 pitches (71 strikes) as he won his seventh game of the season. Harper, who left with Werth, was not in the starting lineup for just the second time this year and his average has fallen to.245.
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Obviously, Harvey is going through a rough stretch, I think we’ve all been there. “If he’s going to be a big victor for us and he’s going to pitch in big games, he has to learn how to get those guys out in tight situations, and he did”.
Rubin’s report featured comments from Mets manager Terry Collins and assistant general manager John Ricco regarding the Harvey situation.
He loved NY, and he loved his Mets teammates, but he also talks about the benefits of living in the Washington area. “I just think we were able to tighten up our approach” the second and third time through the order.
That is something the Mets need to address, as they can not continue allowing Harvey to take the mound performing like this.
“I’ve just shown up at the park every day looking at what I can do to win a game”, he said.
Wright clobbered his sixth homer of the year in the first for a 1-0 lead, and the Mets didn’t score again until Rene Rivera hit a one-out single to left in the seventh for a 2-0 advantage.
“I thought Tanner threw the ball well enough to win, he really did.” said Murphy, who committed his fifth error.
Harper is 0 for 9 over his last three games, and he hasn’t homered since he hit his 11th of the season on May 13. Since April 18, the reigning National League MVP has hit.200 (20 for 100) over 35 games.
“This is probably the worst period Bryce has gone through”, Baker said before the game.
Harvey had convinced Collins to make Tuesday’s start, despite allowing a career-high nine runs in a career-low 2 2/3 innings against the Nationals last Thursday at Citi Field. Dexter Fowler went 3-for-6 with an RBI, while Kris Bryant and Addison Russell added two hits apiece for the Cubs, who outhit St. Louis, 15-7. Harvey’s troubles are so severe that when Collins announced the right-hander would make his next turn in the rotation – scheduled for Monday in Chicago against the White Sox – there was some measure of surprise. “I want to see him do well, except against us”. We saw the tightness of his slider.
As an unbeaten pitcher for a first-place team, Stephen Strasburg is at the top of his game.
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Mets: New York relievers had a run of 16 1/3 scoreless innings over five games before Bastardo gave up Revere’s first homer of the season. He has started 16 of 19 games for Washington since returning from a right oblique strain in early May. Joe Ross (3-4, 2.70 ERA) will get the start for the Nats against Mike Leake (3-3, 4.07) for the Cardinals.
