Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Vince Velasquez might miss his next start after being pulled early Thursday against the New York Mets due to numbness in his right middle finger.
The 25-year-old right-hander will be sent for further testing on Friday. He was lit up in his one inning of work, allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and a walk while throwing only 17-of-32 pitches for strikes. Consider him day-to-day for now.
In 15 starts this season, Velasquez is 2-7 with a 5.13 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 21.6 strikeout percentage (K%) across 72 innings of work. Assuming he doesn't miss any time, numberFire's models project him to turn in a 5.31 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, and 19.1 K% in another 35 2/3 innings over the remainder of the year.
Source: Stephen Gross