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Jeremy Hellickson snared a line drive while looking like he could have been relaxing on the beach

The Nationals turned to Jeremy Hellickson for the start on Tuesday night against the Padres, and they had to feel pretty confident. He's been a pleasant surprise early on in 2018, notching a 2.20 ERA in six starts.
The trend continued for Hellickson, who further lowered his ERA by allowing just one run in 5 1/3 innings, though he did have to leave with a blister. Still, with such good vibes going for him, maybe we shouldn't be surprised at the ease with which he made the catch on a line drive right back to him from Freddy Galvis in the second:

Hellickson grabbed it as though he was just taking some milk out of the fridge -- never mind that Galvis hit it 99.3 mph off the bat.
Ho-hum, right? It's not even the first time in 2018 that Hellickson has handled a comebacker so smoothly:

He must have been a big Cliff Lee fan.

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