Remembering Mets History (2012) Matt Harvey Sets Club Record With 11 K's In MLB Debut
That season at AAA he was 7-5 with 112 strike outs & 48 walks in 110 innings, posting a 3.68 ERA. He was ranked as the 54th top prospect entering the 2012 season.
Terry Collins' New York Mets (48-51) were on the road visiting Arizona to face Kirk Gibson's third place D-backs (49-50) in front of 22,010 at Chase Field.
In the top of the 1st, the Mets gave their highly touted pitcher, Harvey some support as Ruben Tejada & Daniel Murphy started the game with base hits. Scott Hariston then doubled home both runners, giving Harvey a 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the 1st, Matt Harvey began his career striking out Gerado Parra for strike out number one. After a fly out & a hit by Jason Kubel, he closed out the inning striking out Paul Goldschmidt.
In the top of the 2nd inning, Harvey came to bat & in his MLB debut he doubled off the wall to deep left center field. In the top of the 4th, Harvey would collect a single in his second at bat.
Terry Collins' New York Mets (48-51) were on the road visiting Arizona to face Kirk Gibson's third place D-backs (49-50) in front of 22,010 at Chase Field.
In the top of the 1st, the Mets gave their highly touted pitcher, Harvey some support as Ruben Tejada & Daniel Murphy started the game with base hits. Scott Hariston then doubled home both runners, giving Harvey a 2-0 lead.In the bottom of the 1st, Matt Harvey began his career striking out Gerado Parra for strike out number one. After a fly out & a hit by Jason Kubel, he closed out the inning striking out Paul Goldschmidt.
In the top of the 2nd inning, Harvey came to bat & in his MLB debut he doubled off the wall to deep left center field. In the top of the 4th, Harvey would collect a single in his second at bat.
In the bottom of the 2nd, he struck out Justin Upton to start the inning, after a double by Miguel Montero, Harvey fanned Stephen Drew for the second out & his fourth strike out.
In the bottom of the 3rd, after Wade Miley grounded out, Harvey struck out Gerardo Para for the second time, but the ball got passed catcher Rob Johnson was ruled a wild pitch & Para was safe at first. Aaron Hill then singled.
With two on, Harvey struck out Jason Kubel & then got Paul Goldschmidt looking, to end the threat. He now had seven strike outs through the first three innings.
In the top of the 4th for the Mets, Andres Torres tripled & was brought home by catcher Rob Johnson's sac fly, the Mets now led 3-0.
In the bottom of the 5th, Matt Harvey struck out Wade Miley to start the inning, setting the Mets franchise mark with nine strike outs in a rookie pitchers' debut.
In the bottom of the 6th, Harvey walked Jason Kubel but then struck out Goldschmidt for his eleventh K of the evening. Harvey had set a new mark for Mets pitchers with 11 K's in a debut.
In the bottom of the 3rd, after Wade Miley grounded out, Harvey struck out Gerardo Para for the second time, but the ball got passed catcher Rob Johnson was ruled a wild pitch & Para was safe at first. Aaron Hill then singled.With two on, Harvey struck out Jason Kubel & then got Paul Goldschmidt looking, to end the threat. He now had seven strike outs through the first three innings.
In the top of the 4th for the Mets, Andres Torres tripled & was brought home by catcher Rob Johnson's sac fly, the Mets now led 3-0.
Mets Trivia: In the bottom of the 4th, Harvey struck out Justin Upton to start the inning. It was his eighth strike out of the game, tying a franchise record for rookie pitchers in their debut matching Tom Seaver & Bill Denehy in 1967.
In the bottom of the 5th, Matt Harvey struck out Wade Miley to start the inning, setting the Mets franchise mark with nine strike outs in a rookie pitchers' debut. Harvey got Para to ground out, he then struck out Aaron Hill for his tenth strike out setting the new rookie debut record.
In the bottom of the 6th, Harvey walked Jason Kubel but then struck out Goldschmidt for his eleventh K of the evening. Harvey had set a new mark for Mets pitchers with 11 K's in a debut.
After a walk to Justin Upton, Terry Collins lifted the young pitcher. Matt Harvey walked off making a big impression in his debut. He would earn the win, pitching 5.1 innings allowing no runs, on three hits, issuing three walks with eleven strike outs.
Josh Edgin, Jon Rauch, Tom Byrdak & Bobby Parnell finished off the combined four-hit shutout.