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Matt Harvey was dynamic in his return from Tommy John surgery, outpitching Stephen Strasburg with six scoreless innings, regularly reaching 97 mph and striking out nine to lead the New York Mets past the Washington Nationals 6-3 Thursday. Commanding presence, too: In the dugout, the knobs of Harvey's bats were labeled with his nickname in all caps: ''DARK KNIGHT.'' Harvey got to face a Nationals lineup missing three everyday players who are on the disabled list (Jayson Werth, Anthony Rendon, Denard Span). All in all, Thursday's much-anticipated matchup between Strasburg (0-1) and Harvey wound up one-sided. Strasburg had the increasingly common Tommy John procedure in 2010, then was famously shut down before the playoffs in 2012, his first full season back.
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