CHICAGO — Before the game Terry Collins was asked about the exact scenario that unfolded in the late innings Wednesday night. Matt Harvey was about at his pitch limit after seven innings, holding a 1-0 lead with the Mets badly needing a win.
“Would it be hard to take Harvey out at that point?” Collins was asked.
“Damn right it’s hard,” the manager said. “But we’ve gotta realize what’s best for the organization. And for Matt.”
Collins was true to his word on this night, pulling Harvey with his pitch count at 100. And so the reality of life after Tommy John surgery for Harvey, at least in 2015, caught up with the Mets as the Cubs scored in the eighth and ninth innings to steal a 2-1 victory.