Phillies pitcher locks up Marlins
MIAMI — Jeremy Hellickson is making himself an attractive target for shopping contenders and one in particular as the Aug. 1 deadline approaches.
Hellickson dominated the Marlins for a second straight start, throwing six innings of one-hit ball to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat Miami 4-0 on Monday night.
The 29-year-old has been the subject of trade rumors, some connecting him to the Marlins. Hellickson held Miami to a run over eight innings in a 4-1 win five days ago.
“Just executing,” Hellickson said. “I don’t think it’s this lineup in particular. The last two games my balls have been down for the most part and just getting a lot of easy outs.”
Hellickson retired the first nine batters he faced and finished with one walk and one strikeout.
He lowered his ERA to 3.65 and pitched at least six innings for a ninth straight start.
“I don’t want to lose him,” Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said.
Tommy Joseph hit a two-out RBI double in the top of the eighth to break a scoreless tie, and David Hernandez (2-3) pitched an inning in relief to earn the victory as four Phillies pitchers combined on a two-hitter.
“After that seventh inning when we didn’t score I didn’t think we had a chance to win this game,” Mackanin said. “With their bullpen, we were in trouble . ... It was a nice way to win.”
The Phillies scored three runs in the ninth off A.J. Ramos on an RBI single by Cesar Hernandez and two errors by the Marlins.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brewers 7, Diamondbacks 2 at Milwaukee: Martin Maldonado hit a three-run homer and Milwaukee went deep four times Monday night, spoiling the major league debut of Arizona pitching prospect Braden Shipley.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers 4, Red Sox 2 at Boston: Jose Iglesias hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning, Justin Verlander pitched six solid innings and Detroit beat the Red Sox to spoil Drew Pomeranz’s second start with Boston.
Angels 6, Royals 2 at Kansas City, Mo.: Albert Pujols drove in four runs, Hector Santiago won his fifth consecutive start and Los Angeles beat Kansas City.
Yankees 2, Astros 1 at Houston: Austin Romine hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning to make a winner of Michael Pineda, and New York’s bullpen did just fine without star closer Aroldis Chapman in a victory over Houston.
Rangers 7, Athletics 6 at Arlington, Texas: Adrian Beltre hit his second home run of the game with two outs in the ninth inning, a two-run shot that rallied Texas past Oakland for their third straight win.
INTERLEAGUE
Orioles 3, Rockies 2 (10) at Baltimore: Adam Jones scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a low throw to the plate by pitcher Jordan Lyles, and Baltimore beat Colorado for their fifth straight victory.
Blue Jays 4, Padres 2 at Toronto: Aaron Sanchez pitched seven shutout innings to win his 10th consecutive decision, Kevin Pillar had three hits and Toronto beat San Diego.
White Sox 5, Cubs 4 at Chicago: Tyler Saladino hit a game-ending RBI single, and the White Sox put a damper on the Cubs’ trade for Aroldis Chapman with a victory.