Zach Eflin and the Phillies are on a roll.

Eflin pitched seven strong innings for his sixth straight victory Evan Bouchard Oilers Jersey , Andrew Knapp had the winning hit for the second straight game and Philadelphia beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 on Tuesday night for its 11th win in 16 games.

Rhys Hoskins had a two-run double, rookie Seranthony Dominguez pitched four outs for his eighth save and Maikel Franco made a game-saving defensive play for the Phillies, who pulled within 2 1/2 games of the Braves for first place in the NL East.

¡±It was a great team win,¡± Eflin said.

Eflin (7-2) allowed two runs and five hits with six strikeouts and no walks to become the first Phillies pitcher since Cliff Lee in 2011 to record six consecutive wins. The right-hander has a 1.91 ERA while striking out 34 and walking six in 37 2/3 innings over that stretch.

¡±More aggressive and trusting my pitches,¡± Eflin said.

The Phillies bullpen preserved the win, but it got interesting.

Tommy Hunter got the first two outs of the eighth before manager Gabe Kapler went to Dominguez with Orioles star Manny Machado up.

¡±One of the best hitters in the game, you try to neutralize him with your best bullet,¡± Kapler said.

Dominguez walked Machado and Mark Trumbo to load the bases for Chris Davis. Franco made a stellar diving play to his right at third base to snare Davis¡¯ ground ball before throwing him out at first to keep the Phillies ahead 3-2. The out was upheld after an Orioles challenge.

¡±Play of the game,¡± Kapler said. ¡±Got us the win.¡±

Franco, who has been in and out of the lineup this season, cherished the out.

¡±I just tried to make a good play and make a good throw,¡± he said. ¡±I wanted that play so bad.¡±

Trumbo homered for Baltimore, which has dropped eight of nine.

¡±The effort was there,¡± Trumbo said. ¡±The frustration, it¡¯s as much as you make of it.¡±

The game was delayed 1 hour, 25 minutes due to rain and played mostly under a persistent drizzle.

Philadelphia took a one-run lead in the fourth on Knapp¡¯s two-out triple to right off Alex Cobb (2-10) that scored Nick Williams. Knapp, Philadelphia¡¯s backup catcher, started two days after his game-ending homer in the 13th lifted the Phillies over the Nationals 4-3.

Cobb gave up three runs on four hits with five strikeouts and three walks in 6 2/3 innings.

Trumbo staked Baltimore to a 1-0 lead by crushing Eflin¡¯s 94 mph fastball into the seats in left in the second.

Philadelphia went in front 2-1 in the third on Hoskins¡¯ two-out double off the wall in left that scored Franco and Cesar Hernandez.

CHEERS FOR MANNY

Machado Authentic Lukas Dostal Jersey , speculated to be a target of the Phillies either via trade or free agency, was loudly cheered when he was introduced by PA announcer Dan Baker prior to the contest.

EFLIN¡¯S BLISTER

Eflin was pulled after just 82 pitches, and Kapler said that was partly because of a blister on Eflin¡¯s right middle finger. Eflin said he was ready and able to continue if asked. Eflin was hampered consistently by blisters last season, but Tuesday was his first time dealing with one this year.

TRAINER¡¯S ROOM

Orioles: OF Colby Rasmus has been placed on the restricted list after informing the club that he was leaving the team. Rasmus has struggled with a left hip injury for two seasons. He was hitting .133 with one homer in 18 games this season after signing a one-year, $3 million deal in the offseason. ¡­ INF Steve Wilkerson (left oblique) was placed on the 10-day DL. Wilkerson, who is 4 for 17 since making his debut June 20, was injured in Sunday¡¯s 8-2 win over the Angels.

Phillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff (right lat strain) will throw live batting practice Wednesday. He has been out all season. ¡­ Reliever Edubray Ramos (right shoulder impingement), who has been on the DL since June 25, threw a bullpen Tuesday and could be activated on Friday.

UP NEXT

Baltimore rookie RHP Yefry Ramirez (0-1, 2.89) will make his second start and third appearance with the Orioles against Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (10-2, 2.48) on Wednesday afternoon.

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The stat caught Chris Iannetta by complete surprise: This was only the 10th 1-0 game ever at Coors Field.

¡±Come on,¡± the catcher said.

He can thank his dominant starter for the latest addition. He played a pretty big role, too.

Iannetta homered in the seventh, Tyler Anderson pitched eight stellar innings in outdueling Andrew Suarez and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night to sweep a three-game series.

It was the first 1-0 game at Coors Field since June 12, 2010.

Anderson (6-3) scattered two hits and tied a season high with nine strikeouts. The left-hander didn¡¯t allow a baserunner to reach second base.

¡±Tyler pitched great,¡± Rockies manager Bud Black said.

For that, Anderson credits a slight tweak in game plans, going with more cutters than changeups.

¡±It was helpful because I¡¯ve faced those guys a lot  http://www.buccaneersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-alex-capp a-jersey ,¡± Anderson said. ¡±If they want to sit on a changeup, it kind of helps to have something to equalize that.¡±

And of course, Anderson wanted the ball for the ninth.

¡±You always want to go out and finish it,¡± Anderson said. ¡±At the same time, Wade Davis is an unbelievable pitcher.¡±

Davis surrendered a two-out single to Andrew McCutchen and walked Buster Posey in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Brandon Crawford hit a deep foul ball before later flying out as Davis earned his 25th save.

Suarez (3-5) pretty much matched Anderson pitch for pitch in going seven innings and scattering five hits.

¡±A pitcher¡¯s duel is always fun,¡± Suarez said. ¡±I enjoyed it, just that last inning I missed that one pitch.¡±

Suarez elevated a slider on a full count to Iannetta, who took a few steps down the line to make sure his hooking liner remained fair.

It did. The umpiring crew took a look and confirmed Iannetta¡¯s seventh homer of the season.

Kelby Tomlinson and Brandon Belt both singled to account for the only Giants hits off Anderson. Over the three-game series, San Francisco mustered just three runs and hit a combined .152.

¡±It¡¯s a tough one, the whole series,¡± Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. ¡±We¡¯ve got to rebound here, get the bats going.¡±

This was another strong outing for Anderson, who allowed four hits and no runs over eight innings in Los Angeles against the Dodgers last Friday.

He found a way to top it.

¡±He was good both times. He had command of four pitches,¡± Iannetta said. ¡±He was using all four quadrants of the zone. That¡¯s really a difference maker. When you can command pitches, it makes it tough for hitters to get in a groove.¡±

Colorado had something brewing in the third, when DJ LeMahieu lined a one-out double to right. Charlie Blackmon followed with a sharp single off the glove of Joe Panik, who hustled after the baseball as LeMahieu took a wide turn. LeMahieu held at third and Suarez got the next two outs to escape the jam.

TRAINER¡¯S ROOM

Rockies: RHP Bryan Shaw (strained calf) threw 25 pitches in a simulated game Wednesday. Black said the reliever will throw Friday and Sunday for Triple-A Albuquerque. ¡±From there, we¡¯ll make an assessment of where Bryan is  http://www.buccaneersauthorizedshops.com/authentic-jordan-wh itehead-jersey ,¡± Black said. ¡±But Bryan right now feels good, his arm feels great.¡±

STREAKING ARENADO

Nolan Arenado leads the NL with 22 homers this season. And to think, he thought he might not even hit one out this season.

No, seriously.

¡±The first month-and-a-half, felt like I wasn¡¯t going to hit any homers this year,¡± Arenado said. ¡±Now I have 22. You have to ride the wave.¡±

THIS & THAT

Tomlinson was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento and started at third base. ¡­ Colorado snapped a four-game skid on the Fourth of July. ¡­ Of Colorado¡¯s three 1-0 wins on solo homers, Iannetta has the last two, according to the team. He also accomplished the feat on July 18, 2010, at Cincinnati. ¡­ The game lasted just 2 hours, 15 minutes ¨C the shortest at Coors Field this season.

UP NEXT

Giants: Begin a four-game series against St. Louis on Thursday, with Johnny Cueto (3-0, 0.84 ERA) expected to return to the mound. Cueto was placed on the disabled list May 1 ¨C retroactive to April 29 ¨C with inflammation in his right elbow. A few days later he visited Dr. James Andrews, who diagnosed him with a strained elbow.

Rockies: Off Thursday before playing a three-game series in Seattle. RHP German Marquez (6-8, 5.14) will throw for the Rockies on Friday, while the Mariners go with RHP Felix Hernandez (8-6, 5.11).

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