Hellickson boosts value in dominating start

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PHILADELPHIA — Jeremy Hellickson is scheduled to make two more starts before the Aug. 1 non-waiver Trade Deadline.

But if Hellickson made his final one with the Phillies on Wednesday night in a 4-1 victory over the Marlins at Citizens Bank Park, it was a good one. He allowed one run on five hits with eight strikeouts in eight innings, improving to 3-2 with a 2.54 ERA in his last six starts.

“I guess I’m anxious just to get it over with,” Hellickson said about the incessant trade questions. “Like I’ve said before, I want to be here. I want to win here. I really think we can. My focus is here right now.”

Hellickson is available because he is a free agent following the season and because the Phillies would like to get a look at Triple-A pitching prospect Jake Thompson, who pitched six scoreless innings on Wednesday against Indianapolis. Thompson is 6-0 with a 0.58 ERA in his last nine starts.

“I guess there’s a chance we’ll see him before the year’s over,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said before the game.

Trading Hellickson would give …

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