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Live Tigers blog: Tigers hold late lead over Phillies

Bottom 7th: Tigers 3, Phillies 0

Jeremy Hellickson is having himself a nice night, picking up his seventh strikeout of the game in the seventh inning and setting the Tigers down in order.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia struck out looking, Mike Aviles grounded out to third base and Jose Iglesias grounded out to the shortstop to end the inning.

The problem for Hellickson isn't his pitching, it's that Justin Verlander has been on point through the first seven frames.

Top 7th: Tigers 3, Phillies 0

Tommy Joseph notched the Phillies third hit of the night off of Justin Verlander, a one-out single to left field.