Beyond the external elements — a light drizzle, creeping fog, a drooping temperature and some nebulous trace of pregame illness — Matt Harvey did not appear to have much in the form of opposition as he made his sixth start of the season Tuesday.
The Atlanta Braves would have to be considered in the flyweight class of hitting teams this season, ostensibly allowing Harvey an opportunity to sharpen his form after a bleak opening month. Although he had won his previous two outings, something still seemed amiss with Harvey, the Mets’ supposed ace — an absent gear that he used to attain continually.