Vince Velasquez To Rehab At Coca-Cola Park

Phillies RHP Vince Velasquez - out since May 31 with a right flexor strain -- is scheduled to make a rehab appearance for the IronPigs and start Game One of a doubleheader against the Rochester Red Wings on Saturday, July 1, at 5:35 p.m.  Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is the exclusive sponsor of all Major League rehabilitation appearances at Coca-Cola Park. 

Tickets are still available for all upcoming games - including tonight's doubleheader -- and can be purchased in-person at Coca-Cola Park (Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447) or online at ironpigsbaseball.com/tickets. In addition to Velasquez's rehab appearance, 3,000 fans 18 and older attending tonight's game receive a six-pack cooler giveaway courtesy of Coca-Cola. Tonight's promotions also include a post-game fireworks show. All gates open at 4:30 p.m. for today's twin bill.
Velasquez, 25, was 2-5 with a 5.58 ERA in 10 starts for the Phillies prior to sustaining the injury. The Montclair, Calif., native made his first Opening Day roster in 2016 and went 8-2 with a 3.15 ERA in his first 16 starts. In fact, he had a 15-inning scoreless streak to begin his Phillies career, the longest since Marty Bystrom's 19-inning streak in 1980. He also struck out 16 batters during a 3-hit shutout on April 14 vs. San Diego - the third-most punch outs in a single-game in Phillies history. Overall, he was 8-6 with a 4.12 ERA in 24 starts.
Velasquez made his Major League debut with Houston in 2015, going 1-1 with a 4.37 ERA in 19 games and 7 starts. He entered that season ranked as the 4^th-best prospect in the Astros organization by Baseball America. He was acquired by the Phillies (alongside Mark Appel, Brett Oberholtzer, Tom Eshelman and Harold Arauz) in a trade that sent Ken Giles to Houston.
Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network comprises a main operation based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a majority ownership of Good Shepherd Penn Partners based in Philadelphia. More than 65,000 people come to Good Shepherd's more than 60 locations each year for specialized programs in orthopedics, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is the eighth largest rehabilitation provider in the United States, according to Modern Healthcare magazine. For more information, visit www.HomeRunRehab.com.
Single-game tickets, Bacon, USA, membership packages and group tickets for all IronPigs home games are on sale now and can be purchased at the Coca-Cola Park Ticket Office, online at www.ironpigsbaseball.com/tickets or by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447). 
The 2017 IronPigs baseball season is presented by Capital BlueCross.