Zach Eflin and the Phillies are on a roll.
Eflin pitched seven strong innings for his sixth straight
victory Evan
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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.
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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.
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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
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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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