Jeremy Hellickson didn’t received a decision in his any of previous three starts before Wednesday’s in Milwaukee’s Miller Park, so he took the mound against the Brewers unbeaten in six outings overall, five as a starter, (2-0), with a 5.33 ERA, a 5.03 FIP, 10 walks (3.33 BB/9), 22 strikeouts (7.33 K/9), and a .275/.336/.477 line against in 27 innings pitched on the season.
Hellickson bounced back from rough outings in back-to-back starts against the Colorado Rockies and San Diego Padres (15 hits, 11 R, 10 ER in 8 IP) with a solid outing opposite the Philadelphia Phillies (4 H, 2 ER in 5 1⁄3 IP) in Citizens Bank Park last weekend, in a 4-2 loss, after which the right-hander and his manager talked about his success in the start.