Velasquez, reinstated after being on the disabled list since May 30 with a right elbow flexor strain, gave up two runs (one earned) in six innings.
For the second straight game, Giancarlo Stanton went deep in the first inning. The slugger is on a home run rampage. His no-doubt shot to left-center was the four-time All-Star's third tater in two days, and eighth in July, which ties a franchise record for most in the month.
In the eighth inning, Ichiro Suzuki passed Rickey Henderson for sole possession of 23rd place on Major League Baseball's all-time hits list, according to Elias, with a pinch-hit single for hit No.