Official Site of the Phillies · May 21, 2017
McClure believes Velasquez will turn it around
Vince Velasquez strikes out Josh Bell swinging to strand a pair and end the 3rd inning"The timetable?" McClure said. "I don't know the timetable. All I know is that it's going to happen."
Velasquez allowed five runs in 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Pirates. He is 2-4 with a 5.98 ERA this season and 2-7 with a 6.38 ERA in 13 starts since August. He has failed to pitch six innings in five of eight starts this year and 16 of 32 starts since he joined the Phillies in December 2015 as the prized piece in the Ken Giles trade.
"I'm just clueless right now," Velasquez said. "I'm just running around like a chicken without a head."