Hellickson, May square off in Friday matinee

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Opening Day is exactly one month from today, Monday, April 3, as the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. (Joseph Gruber/Flickr Creative Commons)

By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies (3-2-2) RHP Jeremy Hellickson will make his second start of the spring against former Double-A Reading prospect RHP Trevor May and the Minnesota Twins (2-4-1) Friday afternoon at Spectrum Field.

Hellickson, 29, pitched two innings in his spring debut on Sunday, Feb. 26 and allowed two first inning runs on four hits and a walk to the Toronto Blue Jays. The Phillies would outscore Toronto 10-1 the rest of the way to secure their second Grapefruit League win.

May, 27, spent five seasons in the Phillies' minor league system from 2008-2012 before being dealt with RHP Vance Worley in exchange for outfielder Ben Revere on Dec. 6, 2012. The Washington native made his big league summer in August 2014 and in 102 appearances has gone 13-17 with a 5.14 ERA and 214-65 K-BB ratio through 203 innings.


Starting Pitching Matchup:

Minnesota Twins (2-4-1) Philadelphia Phillies (3-2-2)
RHP Trevor May RHP Jeremy Hellickson
(2016: 2-2, 5.27 ERA) (2016: 12-10, 3.71 ERA)


Starting Lineups:

Minnesota Twins (2-4-1) Philadelphia Phillies (3-2-2)
  Position Player Bats   Position Player Bats
1 LF Robbie Grossman S 1 2B Cesar Hernandez S
2 CF Eddie Rosario L 2 LF Howie Kendrick R
3 3B Miguel Sano R 3 CF Odubel Herrera L
4 DH Ben Paulsen^ L 4 3B Maikel Franco R
5 1B ByungHo Park^ R 5 RF Michael Saunders L
6 SS Eduardo Escobar S 6 C Cameron Rupp R
7 2B Tommy Field^ R 7 1B Rhys Hoskins^ R
8 C Chris Gimenez^ R 8 SS Freddy Galvis S
9 RF Danny Santana S 9 DH Tyler Goeddel R

^ non-roster invitee


Broadcast Information:

  • First pitch: 1:05 p.m.
  • TV: TCN
  • Radio: N/A

Game Notes:

  • Scheduled Phillies relievers: right-handers Mark Appel, Alberto Tirado, Edubray Ramos and non-roster invitee left-hander Sean Burnett.
  • The Phillies have tied in two consecutive games, 5-5 on Wednesday and 8-8 on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays and Blue Jays, respectively. Against Toronto, RHP Aaron Nola pitched two scoreless innings with just one hit allowed. It was his first live appearance since July 28.
  • First baseman Rhys Hoskins is the only non-roster invitee in the Phillies starting lineup. Each of his two hits this spring out of six at-bats have went for extra bases, a double and home run. Hoskins has also walked three times, helping his slash line to .333/.556/1.000.
  • Former Phillies outfielder Greg Golson has signed with the Tigres de Quintana Roo in Cancun, Mexico, according to Robert Murray. Golson, 31, was drafted by the Phillies 21st overall in the 2004 amateur draft and was traded to the Texas Rangers four years later for outfielder John Mayberry Jr. Golson has not appeared in a MLB game since 2011.


What's Next:

  • Saturday, March 4, 2017: vs. Atlanta Braves, 1:05 p.m.
    • Spectrum Field (Clearwater)
    • RHP Aaron Blair (2016: 2-7, 7.59 ERA) vs. RHP Jerad Eickhoff (2016: 11-14, 3.65 ERA)
    • TV: CSN; Radio: SportsRadio 94 WIP
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