Official Site of the Phillies · Sep 4, 2016
Phillies decide to shut down Velasquez
Maikel Franco dives to grab Tyler Flowers' hard-hit grounder and he throws him out at first in time to end the top of the 4th inningPHILADELPHIA -- 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.