NEW YORK (AP) ¡ª Matt Harvey has agreed to an $11
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one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, returning to the team that
drafted him out of high school but failed to sign the pitcher.who spoke Tuesday to The
Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet
been announced.Harvey can earn an additional $3 million in performance bonuses:
$250,000 for each start from 15 through 26 the person said. The person spoke
Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been
announced.His agreement, first reported by MLB.com and Fancred, nearly doubles
Harvey¡¯s salary from $5,625,000 this year.Harvey joins a rotation projected to
include Andrew Heaney, Tyler Skaggs and Nick Tropeano. Shohei Ohtani likely
won¡¯t pitch at all next year following Tommy John surgery on Oct. 1, and JC
Ramirez¡¯s return date to the major leagues is not certain as he recovers from
the elbow ligament replacement procedure last April 17.Harvey reached the
heights of celebrity with the Mets, but his star plummeted due to injuries and
off-the-field distractions and he was jettisoned by New York last spring to
Cincinnati.¡°I want people to know I do regret a lot of mistakes I made,¡± he said
when he returned to Citi Field in August. ¡°Obviously, I never wished it ended
like that.¡±A right-hander who turns 30 in March, Harvey was selected by the
Angels in the third round of the 2007 amateur draft but chose to attend the
University of North Carolina. The Mets drafted him in the first round three
years later with the seventh overall pick.Nicknamed the Dark Knight, Harvey
became a star in Gotham when he debuted in 2012, and he started the 2013
All-Star Game on his home mound at Citi Field. But he got hurt a month later and
needed Tommy John surgery.Harvey made a successful return in 2015 and helped the
Mets reach their first World Series in 15 years. He led 2-0 in Game 5 against
Kansas City and talked Mets manager Terry Collins into letting him pitch the
ninth, but Harvey walked Lorenzo Cain leading off and allowed Eric Hosmer¡¯s RBI
double. The Royals tied the score against Jeurys Familia and won in the 12th
inning to capture the title.Harvey was just 4-10 with a 4.86 ERA in 2016 and had
season-ending surgery that July to correct thoracic outlet syndrome. He was 5-7
with a 6.70 ERA in 2017, when he was sidelined from mid-June until September
because of a stress injury to the scapula bone in his right shoulder. He also
was suspended for three days without pay in early May for skipping a game
following a late night on the town.He lost his spot in the rotation after four
starts this year and had a 10.50 ERA in four relief appearances. When he refused
to accept a minor league assignment, the Mets designated him for assignment and
then traded him to Cincinnati for catcher Devin Mesoraco.Harvey went 7-7 with a
4.50 ERA in 24 starts for
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His fastball¡¯s average velocity had dipped from 97 mph at his peak to 93 mph in
April, then rose to 95 mph by the end of the season. MILWAUKEE (AP) ¡ª It turns
out there is way more to the Milwaukee Brewers than just Christian Yelich.The
rest of this Brew Crew can play, too. Especially those guys in that loaded
bullpen.Jhoulys Chacin pitched five sparkling innings on short rest, Mike
Moustakas contributed two more big hits and the Brewers blanked the Colorado
Rockies 4-0 Friday to take a 2-0 lead in their NL Division Series.While the
sweet-swinging Yelich had a quiet day by his lofty standards, the NL Central
champions showed off their supporting cast on the way to their 10th straight win
going back to an impressive finish to the regular season. Erik Kratz had two
hits and two RBIs, and Milwaukee¡¯s bullpen closed the door after Chacin
delivered in his playoff debut.¡°It¡¯s been the story of the last six weeks for us
for sure, really since the trade deadline, is we¡¯ve become a team with a lot of
depth, and that¡¯s how we¡¯re going to have to win,¡± manager Craig Counsell said.
¡°They¡¯re making an effort to be very, very cautious with Yelich. It¡¯s pretty
clear. So guys behind him are going to have opportunities.¡±Game 3 is Sunday at
Coors Field. Another win, and Milwaukee is into the NL Championship Series for
the first time since its previous postseason appearance in 2011.¡°The only thing
that changes is that we hit first,¡± Moustakas said. ¡°Other than that, it¡¯s still
baseball. It¡¯ll be a little bit of a hostile environment.¡±The Rockies, who have
played in four different cities since Sunday, are hoping a return to more
familiar surroundings will help jump-start their dormant lineup.¡°We¡¯re going
home, where we feel really good hitting,¡± shortstop Trevor Story said.
¡°Hopefully we can get it turned around there.¡±Nolan Arenado had two of
Colorado¡¯s six hits ¡ª just two more than the franchise playoff low set in
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scored six times in their last four games, and their potent lineup is showing
signs of frustration.Chris Iannetta snapped his bat in half over his right leg
after he struck out with a runner on third, no one out and Colorado down 1-0 in
the seventh. Arenado threw down his bat and helmet after he struck out swinging
in the fifth. Carlos Gonzalez leaned over with his hands on his knees after he
lined out in the eighth.¡°They¡¯ve got some quality arms. They¡¯ve got good stuff,¡±
manager Bud Black said. ¡°But with that said, it is a little surprising that
we¡¯re not generating some runs.¡±The Rockies had just one hit through eight
innings in the series opener before rallying for two runs in the ninth against
Jeremy Jeffress. But the All-Star was back to his normal self in Game 2, working
around a single in the eighth and ninth for his first save in his third career
playoff game.The excitable right-hander punctuated the win with a big fist pump
after retiring David Dahl for the final out.¡°It¡¯s fun,¡± Jeffress said with
4-year-old daughter Jurnee sitting in his lap. ¡°I¡¯m enjoying every single
moment, and that shows.¡±Jeffress shared some Gatorade with Jurnee while she
waited patiently for him to finish up.¡°Every time I leave that bullpen, I say
it¡¯s for her,¡± the 31-year-old Jeffress said. ¡°I mean, to have her watch and
understand ¡ª she understands. She does fist pumps just like I do. She
understands, and to have her here enjoying this moment with me, it¡¯s
great.¡±Backed by a sellout crowd of 44,547 waving yellow towels and standing for
every big moment, Chacin set up Milwaukee¡¯s bullpen by escaping a pair of early
jams. The veteran right-hander, who helped pitch the Brewers past the Chicago
Cubs in the division tiebreaker Monday at Wrigley Field, allowed three hits and
walked three.Tyler Anderson matched Chacin zero for zero before Moustakas and
Hernan Perez hit consecutive one-out doubles in the fourth. The Brewers had a
chance for more, but Perez was caught off third in a baserunning blunder and
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with the bases loaded in the eighth and singled in Yelich to give Milwaukee a
2-0 lead. Kratz tacked on a two-run single with two out.¡°That¡¯s just what we¡¯ve
done all year. We pick each other up, and it¡¯s huge,¡± Kratz said.The 30-year-old
Moustakas helped Kansas City win the World Series in 2015 and was acquired by
Milwaukee in a trade in late July. Back in the playoffs for the first time since
that run with the Royals, the veteran third baseman is working on another
memorable October.¡°His experience, it¡¯s important,¡± Counsell said. ¡°It really
is.¡±YELICH¡¯S DAYYelich went 0 for 2 and walked twice. After almost winning the
Triple Crown this year, he homered, singled, walked twice and scored two runs
Thursday in his first postseason game.UP NEXTColorado right-hander German
Marquez and Milwaukee left-hander Wade Miley make their playoff debut in Game 3.
Marquez last pitched on Monday in the NL West tiebreaker game at Los Angeles,
allowing four runs, two earned, in 4 2/3 innings in the Rockies¡¯ 5-2 loss to the
Dodgers. Miley signed with the Brewers in the offseason. The lefty went 3-0 with
a 3.52 ERA in five September starts, but lasted just three innings in his most
recent outing last Saturday against Detroit.