PHILADELPHIA -- Vince Velasquez threw his final pitch of the 2016 season Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park.
The Phillies and his agent had been closely monitoring his workload since the beginning of the year, and it was determined that Saturday would be his final start. Velasquez made it count. He allowed five hits, three runs and struck out eight in seven innings in a 6-4 loss to the Braves in 10 innings at Citizens Bank Park.
"This is just the ending point for now," Velasquez said.
Velasquez joined the Phillies in December as the key piece in the Ken Giles trade with Houston.