Mets vs. Marlins Game 55 Recap

The New York Mets lost to the Florida Marlins 1-0 today to snap their two-game losing streak. Mets starter RHP Matt Harvey followed up his 7 scoreless outing against the White Sox last Monday with another strong performance giving up 1 run in 7 innings. He gave up 4 hits and 0 walks. He had 3 strikeouts. Harvey lowered his ERA to 4.95 after today's stellar start. He is starting to round into shape and pitch like the ace he was expected to be coming into this season. He averaged 95.6 mph on his fastball today. The Mets offense struggled against Marlins starting pitcher RHP Jose Fernandez. They only had 3 hits off of Fernandez and had 14 strikeouts and had only 4 hits overall.He showed why he one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball. Despite the loss, the Mets still won two of three games against the Marlins. They are now 2 games out of first place in the National League East after the Washington Nationals defeated the Cincinnati Reds today.