Harvey strikes out 11 in final tuneup before postseason
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Matt Harvey appears ready for the postseason.
The New York Mets hurler racked up 11 strikeouts over six innings of work on 91 pitches Saturday night against the Washington Nationals in his final tuneup before the playoffs.
.@MattHarvey33 is dominating tonight! 10 Ks in 5 innings. The game is scoreless. #Mets pic.twitter.com/GqIB0LSV0x
— New York Mets (@Mets) October 4, 2015
The right-hander cruised through five scoreless innings before Washington got to him in the sixth. He allowed one run on four hits and didn't walk a batter.
Harvey, who had a recommended 180-inning limit from doctors this season following Tommy John surgery, has now tossed 189 1/3 innings to this point.
"The Dark Knight" took a hard-luck loss, however, thanks to Max Scherzer's second no-hitter of the season.