PITTSBURGH — Vince Velasquez hopped off the mound, pumped both of his fists and let out a guttural scream, the right-hander clearly disinterested in hiding his emotions after a strikeout of Reds third baseman Jason Vosler on a slider in the seventh inning Sunday afternoon.
Can you blame Velasquez?
Not only were his seven shutout innings a primary driver of the Pirates’ 2-0 victory against the Reds, the home team extending its winning streak to seven games, but the 30-year-old longtime Phillie has really started to find comfort on the other part of the state.
