Gabe Kapler said last week that Velasquez’s season would've looked better had the Phils been better defensively, pointing to Velasquez’s 3.66 FIP as proof. That said, Velasquez also has not pitched past the 5th inning in each of his last 8 starts.
Bettis' on-again, off-again issues with a right middle finger blister cost him his rotation spot, but he makes a spot start after posting a 2.16 ERA in six relief appearances.