Velasquez pitched seven innings of one-run ball while allowing three hits and four walks while striking out five and receiving a no-decision against the Marlins on Tuesday
Velasquez bounced back after experiencing some dead arm before the All-Star break, flashing the fine form and upper-90's fastball that made him a popular early-season pickup. Unfortunately, the Phillies failed to provide him much run support, and lost the game in the 10th inning on a Christian Yelich walkoff hit. Yelich also accounted for Velasquez's lone blemish, a monster 447-foot homer in the fourth. Velasquez has now allowed just five earned runs in his four most recent starts, and should take the hill next against Jameson Taillon and the Pirates on Sunday.