PHILADELPHIA -- With the recent struggles of Aaron Nola and the inconsistent performances from the likes of Jeremy Hellickson and Zach Eflin in recent weeks, one can make a legitimate argument that the Phillies starting pitching is currently in a state of flux as Jerad Eickhoff has been the only steady performer in the rotation. Air Max 720 Nere .The hope is Vince Velasquezs return can help bring some more stability.When the Phillies (36-46) host the Kansas City Royals (43-37) on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of the teams three-game set, the powerful right-hander will make his first start at home since leaving after throwing just two pitches in a game against the Chicago Cubs on June 8.Velasquez was diagnosed with a right biceps strain and missed almost three weeks of action before he returned to the hill Monday in Arizona. In his return, Velasquez, who was acquired in December from the Houston Astros in a package in return for closer Ken Giles, silenced the Diamondbacks by giving up just five hits and striking out seven over five shutout innings in an 8-0 Philadelphia victory.Replicating that success on Sunday will be no easy task against the defending World Series champion Royals and red-hot slugger Kendrys Morales.After mashing two homers in Saturday nights 6-2 win over the Phillies, Morales is 26-for-46 with five doubles, seven home runs and 21 RBI over his last 12 games. Thats good for a .565 average during that span.I feel really good at the plate and the key is Im making hard contact when Im swinging the bat, Morales said through the Royals team interpreter after Saturday nights victory. Pitch selection is key for me. When I see a pitch I can drive, Im going to swing at it. Things are going good right now.Morales typically is a designated hitter. But with the groove Morales is in these days, Royals manager Ned Yost found it difficult to take Morales out of his lineup this week as Kansas City visited St. Louis and Philadelphia, both National League cities.So on this road trip, Yost has elected to play Morales in the outfield, where he hadnt played since 2008 when the Cuban slugger was with the Los Angeles Angels.Its worked out really good, Yost said. The first couple of days it was like, OK, Im really interested to see this happen. But now, this has worked out really, really well for us. ... He hasnt hurt us. Its been a real pleasant surprise.With his recent surge, Morales now has his average up to .264 on the season.There are a couple of streaks to keep an eye on Sunday.Royals shortstop Alcides Escobar enters Sunday riding a 13-game hitting streak, the longest of his career during a single season. He had an 18-game streak that stretched from the end of 2014 into 2015.Phillies outfielder Peter Bourjos is riding an 11-game hit streak of his own. It ties the longest streak for a Phillie this season. Odubel Herrera did it in April. A hit on Sunday would tie the longest hitting streak of Bourjos career.Philadelphia is looking to get back on the winning side of the ledger after having its four-game win streak snapped on Saturday night. Air Max Outlet Italia . Booth picked up 65 caps after making her national team debut in 2002 at the age of 17. She most recently played for Sky Blue FC of the National Womens Soccer League. "It just felt like it was my time to move on," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Burlington, Ont. Air Max Scontatissime . A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals. The lawsuit had accused Biogenesis and Bosch of conspiring with players to violate their contracts by providing them with banned performance-enhancing substances. http://www.airmaxoutletscontate.it/max-9...e-scontate.html . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. Pakistan were left to rue two missed opportunities on the first day against Australia at the Gabba. They let Steven Smith off on 53 and 97 and he went to stumps unbeaten on 110It was very much Australias day after Smith won the toss - his first win in seven Tests - chose to bat and finished on 3 for 288. But Smith was fortunate to survive on 53 when he played back to the part-timer Azhar Ali and edged behind, only to be put down by Sarfraz Ahmed. Pakistans catching has let them down in recent series and missing a key chance so early in this campaign was hardly the start they wanted.It would have been a wonderful wicket for us, Steve Smith we all know is a very good batsman and he was quite well set, Azhar Ali said at the press conference. It could have changed, a little bit, the course of the game but these things happen and you just have to go on and look forward. He batted brrilliantly today. Air Max 90 Ingrosso. arfraz did pouch an edge off Smith later in the day, but Pakistan failed to hear any noise and did not appeal. Smith was on 97 at the time, when he followed an excellent delivery from Mohammad Amir that swung away. Television replays revealed a small HotSpot mark on Smiths outside edge, and a noise on Snicko.Obviously we got information from outside that that had happened, Azhar said. No one really noticed anything, not even a sniff. None of our guys went up slightly, even. 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