Bruce has six homers this season. He has four against the Phillies.
Bruce entered the night hitting .326 (79-for-242) with 19 home runs, 53 RBIs and a .997 OPS in 66 career games against the Phillies. It was his highest OPS against any team in which he has 100 or more plate appearances.
Velasquez, who has not won a game since July 8, had cruised through five innings before Bruce got to him in the sixth. He had retired 13 out of 15 batters when he allowed a two-out single to Asdrubal Cabrera in the sixth.