his second-to-last appearance of the season on , he came into the game in relief against the Rays and proceeded to hit three batters in a row (tying a big-league record), while the Rays went on to score two runs on no hits. Vázquez finished the regular season with a 10–10 record and an ERA of 5.32 in 31 games (26 starts). Due to his struggles in the regular season, the Yankees once again demoted Vázquez to the bullpen for him to be on the postseason roster. The Yankees won the 2010 ALDS against the Minnesota Twins in three games, but lost to the Texas Rangers in the 2010 ALCS in six games. Vázquez became a free agent after the season. Florida Marlins (2011) On November 28, 2010, Vázquez reached an agreement on a one-year, $7 million contract with the Florida Marlins. The deal was finalized on December 2. He began the season by going 3–6 with a 7.09 ERA through his first 13 games. After that, he went 10–5 with a 1.92 ERA the rest of the way. He made his first start for the Marlins on April 3 against the Mets, allowing seven runs (four earned) on six hits while walking five in a shortened 2.1 inning start. In his first interleague start against the Rays, he struck out seven batters in seven innings while walking two in a 5–3 win in what was called his "best start of the year." Following this start, he continued to pitch well, striking out 20 and walking five (one intentional) in 19.2 innings in games at Los Angeles, Arizona and Florida. At the end of the season, Vázquez had a 29-inning scoreless streak, the longest in Marlins history, during which he struck out 28 batters while only walking four. In his final game as a pitcher on September 27, Vázquez went the distance against the Washington Nationals. He allowed five hits and two runs while striking out nine batters on 97 pitches as the Marlins rallied in the ninth to win 3–2. In his final season, Vázquez posted a 13–11 record and a 3.69 ERA in 32 starts. Pitching style Vázquez threw from a three-quarters arm slot with "good command of a running/sinking fastball" that, according to FanGraphs, overall averaged 91 mph. According to Josh Kalk of The Hardball Times. his fastball was "over 93 mph on average" in his peak.