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PHILADELPHIA -- Jeremy Hellicksons trade value is on the rise.Hellickson struck out eight in eight impressive innings, Tyler Goeddel hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-1 on Wednesday night.Hellickson (7-7) allowed one run and five hits. The 29-year-old right-hander is 3-3 with a 3.00 ERA in his last seven starts. He is likely to be traded to a contending team before the Aug. 1 trade deadline.If anybody has interest, Im sure they were impressed, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. He looked very determined to have a good game. He was totally focused and he produced.Hellickson started on opening day after signing a $7 million, one-year deal with the Phillies in the offseason. He wants to stay put.I want to be here. I want to win here. I really think we can, Hellickson said. My focus is here right now.Miamis Wei-Yin Chen (5-4) gave up four runs and 11 hits in 5 1/3 innings.Tried to attack them and they did a good job, Chen said through a translator. They made adjustments. I did not feel as well as my last time. Hopefully next time I will do better.Chris Johnson hit a solo homer in the fifth for the Marlins.Goeddel snapped an 0-for-16 slump with an opposite-field shot to right to give the Phillies a 2-0 lead in the first. He lined an RBI single to right to make it 3-0 in the second.It was fun to be out there again, said Goeddel, who hasnt played much lately. I have a better idea of what I need to do.Peter Bourjos had a sacrifice fly in the sixth.Hellickson didnt need much support. He shut down the Marlins for his first win since July 1.Thats the key for me every time out -- fastball command, keep the fastball down, he said. The fastball was down tonight, so the changeup was working off that well.Jeanmar Gomez finished for his 26th save in 29 tries.STATSGoeddels three RBI are a career best. The homer was his first hit since July 1. ... 2B Cesar Hernandez snapped an 0-for-20 slump with an infield single in the second inning. He finished 3 for 4. ... Giancarlo Stanton was 0 for 4 and is 1 for 12 in the series. ... Philadelphias starters have tossed at least six innings in each of their last seven starts. ... Marlins C J.T. Realmuto is batting .368 (32 for 87) with a .415 on-base percentage over his last 21 games.STANDINGSThe Marlins lost (51-43) for just the second time in nine games. They lead the Mets by one game for the second wild-card spot in the NL. The Phillies (44-52) are eight games behind Miami.MR. 3000Ichiro Suzuki flied out to deep right-center as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning. He remains at 2,994 career hits.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: Manager Don Mattingly said 2B Dee Gordon is fine after cramping in his leg forced him to leave a game early at Triple-A New Orleans. Gordon is serving an 80-game suspension for a positive drug test and is eligible to rejoin Miami on July 28.UP NEXT:RHP Tom Koehler (6-8, 4.68 ERA) starts for the Marlins while RHP Jerad Eickhoff (6-10, 3.76) goes for the Phillies in the series finale Thursday.Shoes Wholesale China Market . The Barrie Colts defenceman, who impressed many with his play for Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship, is the top-ranked skater in the February rankings. He has 19 goals and 24 assists for 43 points in 45 games with the Colts this season. Cheap Shoes China Free Shipping . The 25-year-old Japanese star has officially been posted by his club team, the Rakuten Golden Eagles. http://www.wholesaleshoes.us.org/ . -- About a third of the way through the regular season, the Washington Wizards are at . 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He posed with players for some pictures, said a few encouraging words and even told the team the origin of his signature all right, all right, all right saying from the movie Dazed and Confused.I think well remember that one, Kelter said.Such can be the life for those whose Olympics end long before the flame goes out on Aug. 21. Its a rare time with no early morning workouts, no training sessions, no challenge to block out distractions and try to stay as sharp as possible for the enormity of Olympic competition. Instead, they get to eat whatever, drink whatever, stay up as late as they want.Or if theyre lucky, have fruity drinks with Academy Award winners.Slept in until 10:30 this morning, Kelter said Wednesday. Cant remember the last time I did that.It makes for an interesting dichotomy in the athletes village, where many of the 10,500 or so competitors in the Rio Games are staying. Some are already done and are staying for a few extra days; others dont compete for another week or even more in some cases, so the vibe changes as the games go along.While many there are still trying to keep a sharp focus, others are in vacation mode.Im not jealous of everyone else because they get to let loose, U.S. womens taekwondo athlete Jackie Galloway said. This is what Ive been working toward for four years. The accumulation of all of my hard work has been leading up to Aug. 20 when I step out on the mat for the first time. So thats really all Im focused on. For me it isnt as hard as you might think.Five-time taekwondo Olympian Steven Lopez says hes remembered times at past games when hes heard the in-village celebrations of athletes who are done, and wished he could take part in those since his competitions are typically in the final days of the competition. Teammate Stephen Lambdin ssaid he doesnt expect things to get too far out of hand.ddddddddddddHonestly, 99.9 percent of athletes are super-respectful of everybody, Lambdin said. At 10 p.m., its pretty much silent throughout the village. Im sure thatll change a little bit as more people finish ... but for the most part, nobodys going to run up to your room and start banging on the door at 2 oclock in the morning.The U.S. Olympic Committee has some tickets available to certain events if athletes so desire to watch, and theres plenty of sightseeing to do. In some cases the end-of-competition schedule also allows time for family reunions of sorts, catching up on time lost to training and flying around the world to get ready for the games.Fencer Jason Pryor didnt medal, and to his parents, that didnt matter in the least.Now we celebrate, said his mother Brenda, who was spending Wednesday with her son before heading back to the U.S.Theres also the element of athletes who have long breaks between events.Golfs Julieta Granada carried the flag for Paraguay in the opening ceremony, then returned to Orlando, Florida, for a week of practice before her competition in Rio next week. British diver Tom Daley already has a Rio medal and still has an individual competition left on his Olympic schedule, but that isnt until Aug. 19. So hes moving elsewhere, in large part to avoid the village frivolity.Get away from everything, give my head a little bit of a rest and my body more of a rest, said Daley, wholl move back to the village in a few days.Kelter is bouncing back and forth between the village, where she still has a room for a few more days, and where her family is staying. Shes looking forward to experiencing the beaches and Brazils culture, plans on cheering for other U.S. athletes in trampoline, basketball, soccer and swimming events, and will be in Rio through the closing ceremony.Its been an emotional roller-coaster, Kelter said. The last two days we played, our team came together more than weve ever seen. We showed America and we showed the world that Americans can play rugby. It wasnt the result we wanted, but we did something incredible and now we can enjoy it. ' ' '