LEADING OFF: Velasquez, Garcia coming off dominant outings

FILE - This April 14, 2016 file photo shows Philadelphia Phillies' Vince Velasquez pitching during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Philadelphia. The 23-year-old right-hander dominated the San Diego Padres, striking out 16 and allowing three singles in Philadelphia's 3-0 win. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file) FILE - This April 14, 2016 file photo shows Philadelphia Phillies' Vince Velasquez pitching during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Philadelphia. The 23-year-old right-hander dominated the San Diego Padres, striking out 16 and allowing three singles in Philadelphia's 3-0 win. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, file)

By Associated Press April 19, 2016 2 min read

A look at what’s happening all around the majors today:

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KID STUFF

The Mets aren’t the only NL East team with promising young pitching. Philadelphia right-hander Vince Velasquez is coming off a dominant outing in which he struck out 16 Padres during a complete-game shutout. He has 15 scoreless innings to begin the season. Velasquez and fellow youngsters Aaron Nola and Jerad Eickhoff have a combined 78-to-14 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 60 innings. Velasquez faces Logan Verrett and the Mets in Philadelphia.

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