Mets' Matt Harvey: Fires seven scoreless frames in win Monday

Harvey tossed seven scoreless frames and allowed just two hits while striking out six and walking one in a winning effort against the White Sox on Monday afternoon.

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Just as encouraging as the result is that Harvey was holding his velocity better in the final innings of his start Monday than he has throughout this season -- he averaged 96.5 mph on his four-seam fastball for the duration of the start (according to Brooks Baseball) -- and he avoided a collapse the second or third time through the White Sox's batting order. Monday marked the first time all season that Harvey pitched in the seventh inning, a feat he'll look to repeat on Sunday against the Marlins.