The Phillies had enjoyed some brilliant starting pitching in beating the San Francisco Giants three straight nights, but for a while it looked like the trend would end in the finale of a four-game series Thursday afternoon. Two of Vince Velasquez's fastballs ended up over the wall before he could record four outs and he and the Phils were staring at an early three-run deficit. Right there on the mound in the second inning, Velasquez had a little meeting with himself.