Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
On Sunday, Vince Velasquez went out and pretty much dominated a team from start to finish. Granted, the Pirates were facing the Reds that day, but they’re still a team that has capable hitters sprinkled throughout the lineup. They just weren’t a match for Velasquez that day.
It was a vintage Velasquez performance.
Vintage in that he showed, once again, what he would be able to do when everything clicks into place. It was his third straight quality start for Pittsburgh where over the stretch of those three games, he’s thrown nineteen innings, allowing ten hits, three runs, walking seven and striking out 23.