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Phillies Nation Perfect Season: The Vince Velasquez Show

Every day until Opening Day arrives, Phillies Nation will take a daily look back at a regular season victory from that particular day in history that you can watch in full in lieu of live Phillies baseball. Think of it is as your daily Phillies watch recommendation.

Velasquez ‘s best start of his career came in his first game at Citizens Bank Park. (Ian D’Andrea)

In his second start with the Phillies, Vince Velasquez delivered one of the best starting pitching performances in Phillies history. The 16 strikeout complete game shutout put the young pitcher in the record books alongside names such as Cliff Lee and Curt Schilling. It was the most strikeouts recorded by a Phillies starting pitcher in a game since Cliff Lee set down 16 on strikes in 2011, per MLB.com. Velasquez and Schilling are the only Phillies pitchers to strike out at least 15 batters and allow zero walks.

Padres Lineup

John Jay, center field
Cory Spangenberg, second base
Wil Myers, first base
Melvin Upton Jr, left field
Derek Norris, catcher
Jabari Blash, right field
Alexi Amaraista, third base
Alexei Ramírez, shortstop
Drew Pomeranz, pitcher

Phillies Lineup

César Hernandez, second base
Odubel Herrera, center field
Maikel Franco, third base
Ryan Howard, first base
Cameron Rupp, catcher
Andrés Blanco, shortstop
Peter Bourjos, right field
Tyler Goeddel, left field
Vince Velasquez, pitcher

You can watch the full game down below or by using this link. You can also watch it on your Smart TV or streaming device with the Youtube app. Just put in ‘SDN at PHI April 14, 2016’ into the search bar and click on the video.