SEATTLE, June 4 (UPI) -- Jeremy Hellickson stayed hot Saturday, throwing 7 1/3 innings of one-run ball in the Tampa Bay Rays' 3-2 victory over Seattle.
Hellickson (7-3) tied for the American League lead in wins with the performance, allowing only three hits, issuing one walk and striking out four as the Rays notched their first win in a four-game set with the Mariners.
The Tampa Bay right-hander improved to 6-1 in his last seven starts. He was coming off a similar performance Sunday when he limited the Indians to three hits over seven innings in a 7-0 win.
Kyle Farnsworth gained his 11th save with a 1-2-3 ninth.
The Rays scored all their runs in the second on Johnny Damon's RBI double and a two-run single from Ben Zobrist.
Doug Fister (3-6) absorbed the loss for Seattle, yielding three runs on seven hits in a seven-inning start.
Miguel Olivo's two-run homer in the eighth pulled the Mariners to within a run but they could get no closer.
