Matt Harvey allowed a career-high nine runs in a career-low 2 2/3 innings in a loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday night and changes may be on deck.

Terry Collins said Harvey might be temporarily bounced from the rotation to provide time for him to regroup.

Harvey's ERA is now 5.77 this season.

"We're going to take a look -- is that best for him, is that best for us?" Collins said. "We're not going to commit to anything at this time. But I will tell you, as I sit here today, I'd certainly trust him. I certainly believe in him. I hadn't seen him struggle like this before. But that guy that pitched tonight for them [Stephen Strasburg], he had a couple of mediocre years, and now he's resurged."

Harvey's next turn otherwise would come Tuesday at Nationals Park.