Velasquez on start vs. Mets: ‘We’re all human’

PHILADELPHIA — Vince Velasquez’s first two starts showed everybody just how dominant he can be. His third start Tuesday night showed everybody he is not quite a superhero.

“We’re all human,” Velasquez said following the Phillies’ 11-1 loss to the Mets at Citizens Bank Park. “We make mistakes.”

Velasquez allowed five hits, five runs (two earned), and two home runs and struck out four in just 4 1/3 innings. He appeared to grab his left side as he left the mound in the fifth, but he said he is fine.

“I’m good,” Velasquez said. “It was a little itch, yeah. Just throw your arm up or something. Frustration, you want to throw your glove down, you know?”

He began his Phillies’ career with 25 strikeouts in 15 scoreless innings, joining Curt Schilling (2002), Nolan Ryan (1978) and Karl Spooner (1954) as the only pitchers in baseball history to strike out 25 batters in their first two starts of a season. He also joined Roger Clemens, Kerry Wood and Max Scherzer as the only pitchers in baseball history to throw a shutout with 16 or more strikeouts, zero walks and three or fewer hits, which he accomplished Thursday …

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