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Vince Velasquez Leads the Pirates to Their Seventh Win in a Row

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Vince Velasquez just had one of his best starts in five years.

The Pirates’ free agent starter pitched seven shutout innings, allowing two walks and two hits, while striking out ten. That led the way to the Pirates beating the Reds 2-0, completing a four game sweep, and extending their winning streak to seven games.

Velasquez hasn’t recorded double-digit strikeouts since a start on May 10th, 2018, when he struck out 12 in six innings against the Giants. The right-hander has only pitched seven innings in three other starts since 2018, with the last being on June 29, 2021.

What was impressive about today is that his strikeout stuff was just as “wicked” in the seventh inning, as Pitching Ninja Rob Friedman highlights.

Tim Williams
Tim Williams
Tim is the owner, producer, editor, and lead writer of PiratesProspects.com. He has been running Pirates Prospects since 2009, becoming the first new media reporter and outlet covering the Pirates at the MLB level in 2011 and 2012. His work can also be found in Baseball America, where he has been a contributor since 2014 and the Pirates' correspondent since 2019.

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