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Velasquez to Start for Reading on Wednesday

Phillies starting pitcher to make rehab start for the Fightins at 7:05 p.m. on Wednesday
By
June 21, 2016

Right-handed pitcher Vince Velasquez will begin his major league rehab assignment when he starts for the Reading Fightin Phils on Wednesday night. He has been out of action since June 8 with a strained right biceps. 

In 12 starts this season, Velasquez has gone 5-2 with a 3.65 ERA with 73 strikes to 22 walks. The 24-year old famously struck out a career-high 16 batters in a complete game shutout in mid-April, becoming the seventh pitcher in major league history to throw a shutout with at least 16 strikeouts and no walks.

Velasquez was acquired last December as part of the Ken Giles trade with Houston.  

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