Steven Matz has shown he can pitch effectively despite the bone spur in his left elbow.
He just has to figure out how to stop giving up costly home runs.
Matz tossed seven effective innings for a second straight outing in Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Nationals at Citi Field and was hurt just as much by a lack of run support as any miscues he made.
But there were definitely some mistakes — especially early.
He hung a 3-2 curveball in the first to Daniel Murphy, who crushed it into the right-field seats for a two-run shot.