Matt Harvey left Saturday's start against the Marlins with a tight back, but says he won't miss his next outing for the Mets.
"It's fine now," Harvey said. "I think it was after the last pitch in the seventh I kind of felt a little tightness kind of in my lower back, right on the hip area. It was a matter of a little alignment in the hips and as soon as I came in and they worked on it, it kind of popped right back into place."
He experienced lower-back tightness in his right side.
Harvey walked out to the mound to start the eighth inning and was followed by Collins and trainer Brian Chicklo. After a quick discussion on the mound, Collins elected to take Harvey out of the game.
"I was fine to pitch, I could have stayed out there but obviously, I'm risking more injury and that wouldn't be good," Harvey said. "I'm ready to go for my next start, whether that's Thursday or Friday."
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