Heading into Sunday’s game against the Braves, the Phillies had a tough decision to face. They moved Jerad Eickhoff to the bullpen after he gave up five home runs in three innings last Monday against the Diamondbacks. This left them without a starter for Sunday’s game.
The team opted to have Vince Velasquez start the game and called up Cole Irvin from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to follow Velasquez. Velasquez had not started since May 6 after he too was moved to the bullpen.
Once Velasquez started pitching Sunday, he reminded everyone why he was moved to the bullpen in the first place.