
A home run gave Matt Harvey the jolt he needed. Harvey clamped down on Arizona's hitters after giving up an early long ball to Jarrod Saltalamacchia, striking out nine over seven innings to end a three-game losing streak in the New York Mets' 6-2 victory Thursday night. ''He said he needed something to kick-start him and he got after it after that,'' Mets manager Terry Collins said.
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