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PITTSBURGH -- Six weeks into his major league career, Zach Eflin is pitching like one of the National Leagues best starters.Eflin threw his first shutout and second complete game in his eighth start and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Friday night.Eflin (3-3) had six strikeouts, allowed three hits and did not walk a batter as he threw 100 pitches for his second complete game in his past four outings. In the majors for just 39 days, the 22-year-old is one of only seven pitchers to have multiple complete games this season.Every pitcher doesnt want to come out of the game. I was able to stay ahead and get quick outs, Eflin said. All four of my pitches were working today.Cameron Rupp had a home run and three RBI and Odubel Herrera had three hits and scored twice for the Phillies, who entered having lost four of five.John Jaso had two of the Pirates three hits, including their only one for extra bases (a leadoff double in the second).Gerrit Cole allowed one run over six innings for Pittsburgh, which entered with the majors best record since June 24.Rupp drove in the games first run in the sixth when Herrera scored on his single with the bases loaded and nobody out. Cole (5-6) escaped the remainder of the inning unscathed.Still, he was lifted for a pinch hitter in the bottom of the inning after throwing 96 pitches, and the Phillies made it 2-0 off Arquimedes Caminero in the seventh. Andrew McCutchen misplayed Herreras sharply hit ball into a double with two outs, and Andres Blanco drove him in with a single.Rupps homer came with Blanco on with two outs in the ninth.I thought the sixth inning was going to come back to haunt us when we didnt score, said Phillies manager Pete Mackanin, whose team had lost its past six at PNC Park dating to 2014.It was a good game for us; we havent won a lot of games here over the last few years, so it was good to at least set the tone for this series.Jaso twice advanced to second base, but no baserunner reached third against Eflin, who has allowed 11 earned runs over his past seven outings since being tagged for nine in his major-league debut June 14 at Toronto.Hes not a 95-98 mph type of power pitcher, but he really knows how to pitch, Mackanin said. We all saw that debut against the Blue Jays -- he never got the ball down, he couldnt locate. But ever since that start, hes gotten better and better.The closest the Pirates appeared to come to scoring was when Herrera made a leaping grab at the wall in center on a ball Jung Ho Kang hit in the fifth.Eflin faced 29 Pirates in collecting 27 outs.He kept the ball out of the middle, he changed locations, he changed velocity, kept it down, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. It was a mix of everything.PHILLIES ROSTER MOVEA day after allowing three runs on five hits in two innings, RHP Daniel Stumpf was designated for assignment. Stumpf, who must be offered back to the Royals after being their Rule V draft choice this past offseason, served an 80-game suspension this season for violating Major League Baseballs policy against performance-enhancing drugs. RHP Severino Gonzalez was recalled from Triple-A for his second stint with the Phillies this season.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: Three innings after he was hit in the left wrist by a 96-mph fastball by Cole, OF Maikel Franco left the game during the fourth for what the team said were precautionary reasons. Franco said he felt pain when he made contact in singling in the third. He said his heavily wrapped wrist was a little sore after the game, but Mackanin said X-rays were negative and Franco did not rule out playing Saturday. Blanco replaced Franco at third base. Incidentally, Eflin hit the Pirates No. 3 hitter, McCutchen, in the bottom of the first, drawing a warning to both benches from home plate umpire Tony Randazzo.Pirates: A day after being a late scratch from the lineup because of flu-like symptoms, OF Starling Marte was back in left field and batting cleanup Friday.UP NEXTPhillies: RHP Aaron Nola (5-8, 4.41) is coming off an outing in which he pitched six shutout innings Monday against Miami.Pirates: Hurdle indicated RHP Tyler Glasnow will make his second major league start Saturday. One of the games top pitching prospects, Glasnow has a 1.94 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 102 innings for Triple-A Indianapolis.Ecco Schuhe Günstig .Y. - Detroit goaltender Jonas Gustavsson has earned NHL first star of the week honours after winning in his first three appearances of the season. Ecco Schuhe Günstig Kaufen . Vettel was 0.168 seconds faster than Red Bull teammate Mark Webber around the Suzuka circuit. Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg was two tenths of a second off Vettel. "The car balance is decent, but I think we can still improve," Vettel said. http://www.eccoschuheschweiz.com/ .ca look back at each of the Top 10 stories of 2013. Today, we look back at Boston Strong - a citys recovery from tragedy. Ecco Schweiz . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. Ecco Schweiz Online . Arsenal failed to take full advantage of its main rivals stumbles on Saturday as substitute Gerard Deulofeu levelled with a hard shot from a tight angle in the 84th minute to give Everton a deserved point. Ahead of a crucial fortnight that will see them play against Napoli in the Champions League, Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal leads by five points ahead of Liverpool and Chelsea.PITTSBURGH -- The phone calls and texts between LeGarrette Blount and LeVeon Bell havent stopped.Not after the embarrassing traffic stop in the summer of 2014 that ended with both running backs being charged with drug possession and -- eventually -- suspensions for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy. Not after the talented but enigmatic Blount walked off the field and ostensibly out of a job when he headed to the locker room with time still on the clock during a Monday night win in Tennessee later that year, a silent protest for a lack of touches on a night Bell ran for 204 yards.Not even this week, with Blount prepping for his first visit to Pittsburgh since the Steelers (4-2) cut him for insubordination when New England (5-1) visits Heinz Field.Hes still one of my closest friends, Bell said. I still talk to him. He watches my game. I watch his. We still critique each other, tell each other what we do good, what we do bad. Hes definitely a good guy.Maybe, though the image of Blount already dressed and practically sprinting for the bus by the time his teammates walked into the visitors locker room in Nashville, remains fresh.Its nothing that you take personally, but football player to football player, thats something you dont do, Steelers linebacker Arthur Moats said.The Steelers cut Blount less than 48 hours later, though the ink on the transaction wasnt even dry when the Patriots asked Blount to come back home.In a way, Blounts performance over the last two years with the Patriots has only validated Blounts assertion that he deserved to be more involved in the game plan. He won a Super Bowl in New England two months after re-signing with New England and is currently seventh in the league in rushing (439 yards) and tied for second in touchdowns (six).And his good friend has noticed.Hes a monster, Blount said. I think hes one of the best running backs in this league. I think hes an underrated guy. I think hell start getting the respect he deserves once hes consistent and on the field a lot.Something that didnt happen nearly enough in 2014. Brought in to serve as a veteran presence behind Bell, Blount ended up seeing his role diminish as Bell became one of the best all-around backs in the league, his potential on full display as he practically carried the Steelers on the back of his No. 26 jersey in a 27-24 escape against the Titans.Obviously he might have been a little frustrated beccause he didnt play as much and being a competitor you want to play, Bell said.dddddddddddd But he understood that he kind of made the wrong decision. He wasnt mad at me for the game I had. He just wanted to play and show the team hes able to help contribute.Blounts departure plays in stark contrast to Pittsburghs current backfield setup. Where Blount eventually chafed when left on the sideline, DeAngelo Williams has embraced his role as the 1B to Bells 1A. The all-time leading rusher in Carolina Panthers history has played remarkably well at times when filling in for Bell. Williams even led the NFL in yards rushing through the first two weeks of this season while Bell sat out a suspension.Yet when Bell returned, there was no question about who should top the depth chart.L. Bell is so dynamic when he plays the game that I dont want him to come off the field, Williams said in September.Bell likely wont have much of a choice this week anyway. Williams is out with a knee issue, as is quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, meaning backup Landry Jones will likely rely heavily on Bell to help carry the load. He averaged 25 touches during Roethlisbergers four-game absence in 2015 and earned an admirer eager to get a close-up look on Sunday.When asked about Bells talent, New England coach Bill Belichick uncharacteristically blurted out, Oh, my god.He can do it all, Belichick said. However he gets the ball hes really dangerous.Blount remains plenty dangerous in his own right, though his carries have dipped slightly since Tom Bradys return from his four-game Deflategate suspension. The typically reticent Blount has kept quiet this week, saying hell talk after the game. There may be boos Sunday the first time he takes a handoff from Brady. Just because the Steelers are over Blounts exit doesnt mean the city is, particularly one that doesnt take rejection well.He may have more animosity about it than we do, Moats said. No matter whos lining up there on Sunday, theyre going to have to pay.Game notesIn addition to Williams and Roethlisberger, wide receiver Markus Wheaton (shoulder), right tackle Marcus Gilbert (ankle) and defensive end Cam Heyward (hamstring) are also out.---Online:AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL coverage on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '