ESPN.com · May 30, 2016
Matt Harvey got his fastball back on Monday
The old Matt Harvey was back for the New York Mets.
What was working for Harvey in the Mets’ 1-0 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday?
The biggest key was that Harvey’s fastball was just about all the way back. The pitch averaged 95.8 mph last season and a season-high 95.5 mph on Monday.
The White Sox were 2-for-12 against Harvey’s heater, the .167 batting average against it being the lowest in a Harvey start this season.
Harvey also got a 27 percent miss rate with the pitch, his highest rate of the season. In his previous three starts, his miss rate averaged eight percent. He got more missed swings against his fastball on Monday (7) than in those previous three starts (6).