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Hellickson helps Phillies squeeze past Reds
- Updated: May 13, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Jeremy Hellickson struck out more batters than he has in nearly three years and drove in the decisive run with a squeeze bunt in the Phillies’ 3-2 win over the Reds on Friday night.
Hellickson struck out nine — his most since July 5, 2013 — and allowed only three Reds to reach base after the second inning, in which two came around to score on a sure third out that Tyler Goeddel dropped in the left-field corner. Jeanmar Gomez pitched a scoreless ninth for his Major League-leading 14th save.
Brandon Finnegan walked five over four innings, allowing three runs on four hits — the last of which was a Goeddel two-run triple that erased the deficit caused by his earlier error. The next batter, Hellickson, laid down a perfect safety squeeze to plate Goeddel to give the Phillies the lead for good.
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