On paper, the Padres Thursday loss to the Phillies was just another Padres shutout. Another wasted pitching performance from their own, as Drew Pomeranz indeed pitched six solid innings and allowed just two runs while striking out 8. Yet they ran into rookie Vincent Velasquez who pitched himself into rare company with his complete game performance Thursday.
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Velasquez struck out 16 in his 3 hit complete game shutout. The Phillies record for total strikeouts in a game is 17 – that was set in 1961 by Art Mahaffey.