In three starts out of the All-Star Break before Friday, Jeremy Hellickson was (1-1) with a 4.70 ERA and a .302/.343/.508 line against in 15 1⁄3 IP, over which he’d walked one and K’d 10.
Heading into the start against the Chicago Cubs, Hellickson was coming off a 5 2⁄3-inning outing against the Cincinnati Reds in the nation’s capital in which he gave up four hits and two runs (both on solo home runs).