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- Updated: May 25, 2016
DETROIT — Jeremy Hellickson tied a season-long outing Tuesday night in Detroit, going seven innings while allowing three runs on seven hits in a 3-1 Phillies loss to the Tigers.
After allowing an RBI double by Miguel Cabrera in the first inning, Hellickson settled into a groove, facing one over the minimum number of batters from that point through the end of the fifth inning.
He struck out six batters during that span, not allowing another baserunner to reach scoring position until the sixth.
“I thought I was good tonight,” Hellickson said. “I just made a mistake to Cabrera that first inning. I was able to settle in a little bit, I got some easy outs and kept the pitch count down.”
Hellickson gave up two runs in the sixth, but recorded outs on the final five batters he faced. He left the game …
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