PITTSBURGH -- In his second start since coming off the disabled list, Gerrit Cole felt more like himself.It still wasnt enough to outpitch Zach Eflin.Eflin threw his first major-league shutout to overshadow Coles six strong innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 Friday night.Cole allowed one run on six hits with seven strikeouts over six innings for Pittsburgh, which entered with the majors best record since June 24.Ive been working hard. Tonight was obviously a good step in the right direction, Cole said. Not the outcome that we wanted or necessarily the results that we wanted, but I had to make some pitches and got the ball on the ground. A good bounce-back start after Washington. That was frustrating.Cole (5-6) was tagged for five runs on seven hits in four innings against the Nationals on July 16, the rightys first start since June 10 because of a right triceps strain.He was much better Friday but was lifted for a pinch hitter after a sixth inning in which he escaped by allowing only one run following loading the bases with no outs.He did a very good job in the sixth inning to finish that off, manager Clint Hurdle said. One walk, seven strikeouts. First-pitch strikes were 18 out of 26. I thought he pitched well.But not as well as Eflin (3-3), who had six strikeouts, allowed three hits and did not walk a batter as he threw 100 pitches for his second complete game over 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.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).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 allowing nine in his major-league debut June 14 at Toronto.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, Hurdle said. It was a mix of everything.BEANBALLSThe clubs exchanged plunking the opponents No. 3 hitter with pitches in the first inning. Philadelphias Maikel Franco left the game during the fourth -- three innings after he was hit in the left wrist by a 96-mph fastball by Cole -- for what the team said were precautionary reasons. Eflin responded by hitting Andrew McCutchen in the bottom of the first, drawing a warning to both benches from home plate umpire Tony Randazzo. Two more Phillies, however, were hit by pitches over the remainder of the game.TRAINERS ROOMPirates: 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 confirmed after the game that the club intends on having RHP Tyler Glasnow make his second major league start Saturday. 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Adidas Nmd Panske Cerne . With the short-handed Warriors needing help from someone -- anyone -- to stop a three-game skid, ONeal returned from right knee and groin injuries that had sidelined him for four games and put up season highs with 18 points and eight rebounds. It was just enough to help lift Golden State to a 102-101 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. OMAHA, Neb. -- Having spent plenty of seasons as big game hunters, Creighton coach Greg McDermott doesnt mind that the Bluejays have become a team others would like to knock off.Such is the life of a Big East Conference basketball team that began the season ranked in the Top 25 and jumped 10 spots in one week after soundly defeating Wisconsin and three other foes from Power 5 conferences.Were in a league now where weve had an opportunity to play a number of ranked teams, so weve been that team, McDermott said. You have a little more juice, maybe a little more focus to your preparation because you realize youre playing a team thats ranked in the Top 25.Weve been on both sides of it. Were the hunted right now, which is okay.Creightons last three victories came at the Paradise Jam tournament in the Virgin Islands. Those wins moved the No. 12-ranked Bluejays to 5-0 ahead of Saturdays 3:30 p.m. CST game against Loyola (Md.) at CenturyLink Center.The Greyhounds are 2/3 following a home victory Wednesday over Fairfield. Loyolas other victory came over Millersville.The Jays passed their toughest test of the young season with their victory in Mondays Paradise Jam championship game by rallying in the second half for an 86-77 victory over Ole Miss. McDermott especially liked the way Creighton picked up the intensity on the boards in the final 20 minutes.I think the Ole Miss game was good for us, McDermott said. We didnt play particularly well in the first half, and Ole Miss certainly had a lot to do withh that.ddddddddddddA few years ago, we beat Oklahoma, jumped into the Top 25 and we quickly disappeared and were never to be heard from again.It was good that we were able to back up a very emotional, huge win for our program with three pretty solid wins.The tournament showed the Creighton faithful and future opponents what a weapon Kansas State transfer Marcus Foster can be in the backcourt. Foster was named the Paradise Jam MVP not just because he scored 56 points in the Jays three wins.Creighton trailed at halftime as things werent gelling offensively the way they had for the Jays in previous games, especially the 112-94 win over North Carolina State the previous night.The first half we werent playing well as a team, McDermott said. He single-handedly kept us in the game until we could get in the locker room and get some things figured out. Marcus gives us another guy who can make tough baskets. He can do it from the 3-point line with a guy in his face.Foster is averaging 18 points per game. Hes one of five Jays who have a points-per-game average in double figures. The others are Khyri Thomas (14.6), Maurice Watson (12.6), Cole Huff (11.0) and Justin Patton (10.6).Those numbers have helped Creighton average 93.8 points per game, which ranks the Jays 17th nationally. They also are No. 4 in field goal percentage (.545) and second from three-point territory (.508). ' ' '