Fast Reaction: Mets 4, Twins 2

In the preview for today's game, I compared Matt Harvey to Stephen Strasburg. He did little to dispel that claim, holding the Twins to 1 run and 2 hits over 8 innings. As for Scott Diamond, he looked pretty good at first, but kind of blew up in the 5th inning as he neared his 80 pitch limit.

Roll Call:

For some odd reason, there's a ton of blank space that follows before you see the table. I don't know why that's happening. Sorry folks for making you scroll down for an extra 1 1/2 seconds.

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<td>1</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/kenzertz">kenzertz</a></td><td>29</td>
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<td>2</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Purpledork">Purpledork</a></td><td>19</td>
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<td>3</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/rubberbiscuit">rubberbiscuit</a></td><td>17</td>
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<td>4</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/twinsbrewer">twinsbrewer</a></td><td>13</td>
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<td>5</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Caleb%20A">Caleb A</a></td><td>13</td>
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<td>6</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/spanspanspan">spanspanspan</a></td><td>8</td>
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<td>7</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/DavidRF">DavidRF</a></td><td>5</td>
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<td>8</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/montanatwinsfan">montanatwinsfan</a></td><td>5</td>
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<td>9</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/b1">b1</a></td><td>3</td>
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<td>10</td><td><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/users/Can't%20Read%20Good">Can't Read Good</a></td><td>1</td>
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Kudos to kenzertz for being today's Chatty Cathy.

Highlights:

• Matt Harvey flirted with a no-hitter for 6 2/3 innings, until....
• Justin Morneau broke it up with a solo homer off the right field foul pole.
• Scott Diamond held the Mets scoreless until the 5th inning, first allowing a solo homer to Marlon Byrd and then just falling apart from there.

Win Expectancy: