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Astros catch up early to take down pitcher Matt Harvey and the Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Dark Knight, the nickname Matt Harvey earned by blowing fastballs by hitters and challenging them with nasty breaking balls as a young New York Mets ace in 2013 and 2015, returned in spirit on Thursday night.

It did not return in velocity and stuff, and that was a bit of a problem for the Los Angeles Angels right-hander, who took an ill-advised trip down memory lane while giving up six runs and seven hits - two of them homers - in

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