Thursday, June 5, 2008

Hellickson "Blisters" Reds

Jeremy Hellickson may be asking himself what could have been. Hellickson sent the first 15 Reds batters down in order before being removed from the ballgame with a blister on one of his throwing fingers. Halfway to a perfect game, Jeremy took the mound in the sixth, but had to be pulled before his warmups by the skipper Jim Morrison.

Hellickson had struck out 7 batters before turning it over to Brian Baker. The Reds managed to record their first hit in the eighth inning after a run in the seventh. Say what? The Reds loaded the bases on a hit batter and two walks before a one out fc ground ball.

The Devil Rays held on for the victory 5-1 and moved back to an even .500 on the season. Hellickson picked up his sixth win on a night in which John Matulia played for the first time in over a month and a half. Welcome back John! A perfect 4-4 night with a double and an rbi. The Devil Rays as a team managed to hit 6 doubles all together. Quick note; It appears that Matt Fields has found his swing again. Fields went 3-4 with a double and now has 6 hits in his last three games.

Same two teams on Friday night with a rare 6:30 start. Bud Light pre-game show begins at 6:15.

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