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Hellickson delivers focused start, 2-run 2B
- Updated: July 31, 2016
ATLANTA — Jeremy Hellickson has made his case. Now, he waits.
He allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings in Saturday night’s 9-5 victory over the Braves at Turner Field. He doubled down the left-field line in the fifth inning to score two and give the Phillies a 3-2 lead, but he also left the game in the sixth with his right hand bothering him after he got jammed fouling off a pitch during the same at-bat. It was not Hellickson’s finest performance in recent weeks, but it was his final one before Monday’s non-waiver Trade Deadline.
“I have no idea,” Hellickson said when asked if he thought he would be traded. “I’ll find out Monday.”
Scouts from several contenders watched him pitch, including those from the Rangers, Blue Jays and Tigers.
It was the first time Hellickson had not pitched at least six innings since June 4, snapping a streak of nine consecutive starts of six or more innings pitched. He seemed to be on track to pitch six again, but he bruised his pitching hand in that fifth-inning at-bat, which made it difficult for him to …
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