downs here at this ballpark and with this organization that I didn’t really know what to expect,” he said later. “What the fans gave me out there was pretty incredible. I was holding back tears.”
Harvey received three standing ovations, but his outing for Baltimore was no better than his final performances for New York. Pitching against against the Mets for the first time, Harvey allowed Kevin Pillar’s two-run triple in a three-run second inning that carried New York over the Orioles 7-1 on Wednesday for a seven-game
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Harvey roughed up in return to Citi Field
Orioles lose to Mets 7-1 in pitcher Matt Harvey’s return to face old team
Matt Harvey
Photo by: Kathy Willens/AP
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Matt Harvey wipes his face with a towel in the dugout before a baseball game against his former team, the New York Mets, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
By: Associated Press
Posted 10:13 PM, May 12, 2021 and last updated 10:13 PM, May 12, 2021
NEW YORK — Matt Harvey walked onto the Citi Field mound for the first time in 3 years, 9 days, his brown eyes darting around the stadium where he became a star and left in ignominy.
“There’s been so many ups and downs here at this ballpark and with this organization that I didn’t really know what to expect,” he said later. “What the fans gave me out there was pretty incredible. I was holding back tears.”
Harvey received three standing ovations, but his outing for Baltimore was no better than his final performances for New York. Pitching against against the Mets for the first time, Harvey allowed Kevin Pillar’s two-run triple in a three-run second inning that carried New York over the Orioles 7-1 on Wednesday for a seven-game winning streak.
Wearing orange and black instead of blue and orange, Harvey (3-3) gave up a season-high seven runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings with one walk and four strikeouts.His ERA rose from 3.60 to 4.81 as the last-place Orioles lost for the fifth time in six games.
“I wish things went differently,” he said. “I wish the score was flip-flopped.”
Taijuan Walker (3-1) lowered his ERA to 2.20, allowing one run and four hits over seven innings as part of a five-hitter.
Dominic Smith had three hits and two RBIs for the NL East-leading Mets, who completed a two-game sweep that finished a 5-0 homestand. New York is on its longest hot streak since winning eight straight from Aug. 3-10, 2019.
Nicknamed the Dark Knight of Gotham and a star of the team that reached the 2015 World Series, Harvey was dealt three seasons ago after pitching poorly and with management peeved as nightlife column mentions approached the frequency of his sports section headlines.