When he faced the San Diego Padres in Petco Park on May 8th, Jeremy Hellickson flirted with perfection, retiring eighteen-straight before he gave up a hit.
Hellickson went 6 2⁄3 scoreless in that start, giving up two hits and earning his first win of the season.
In three starts this month, before facing the Padres again, the 31-year-old right-hander held opposing hitters to one run on eight hits in 17 1⁄3 IP (0.