Mets news: Matt Harvey dealt with illness during Sunday’s start

Matt Harvey pitched Sunday’s game while ill, he told reporters after the game.

Harvey, who was given antibiotics before the game, said he felt weak and run down.

"When i woke up i couldn’t swallow very well…at that point not sleeping too well and coming into the park i texted one of our trainers and told him I’m coming in not feeling too great. Last thing I want to do is give up a start. It was a battle. I feel like they (the training staff) did a great job trying to prepare me as best as possible for the outing. Kind of had to battle through it. — took antibiotics before the game."

Terry Collins told reporters that Harvey, who allowed four earned runs on eight hits in six innings while walking none and striking out seven, was in danger of missing his start but pushed through it.

Thoughts:

Harvey was pretty dominant until the seventh inning, when he gave up three consecutive singles to open the frame before being removed.

Knowing now that Harvey was ill, it seems that he probably just ran out of gas in the seventh due to the illness.