The Red Sox are looking to Velazquez to start consecutive games for the first time this season. He has had made five starts, appearing in 36 games for Boston. His last outing came on the 19th, against the Rays in Fenway where he allowed a run on three hits — one home run — while he walked three and struck out two over four innings of work.
In 2018, he has relied primarily on his Sinker (91mph) and Fourseam Fastball (92mph), also mixing in a Splitter (86mph), Slider (84mph) and Change (86mph). He also rarely throws a Curve (77mph).