Missed location hurt Velasquez early

MIAMI — Phillies starter Vince Velasquez struggled in the first two innings, digging himself into an early hole that cost him.

Though the Phillies fought back to tie it, the Marlins prevailed, 6-4, on Giancarlo Stanton’s titanic two-run homer in the eighth inning.

Velasquez, a 23-year-old right-hander, went six innings for the no-decision, giving up four runs on seven hits, including an upper-deck homer to Christian Yelich. He struck out five batters and walked one. Of his 90 pitches, 64 were strikes.

Velasquez bounced back after the shaky start to retire 10 consecutive batters, allowing just one hit over his final three innings of work.

“Velasquez was a different pitcher after the second …

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