Orioles 4, Phillies 0
BALTIMORE -- Matt Wieters broke the game open with a three-run homer in the sixth, and Wei-Yin Chen threw eight shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles handed the Philadelphia Phillies their seventh straight loss, 4-0, on Monday night.
The Yankees ended Baltimore's six-game winning streak on Sunday, but the Orioles (32-31) now have won nine of their last 11.
Philadelphia (22-43), on the other hand, has dropped 17 of its last 20 games.
This contest, which started with a 27-minute rain delay, was scoreless through four innings before shortstop J.J. Hardy's RBI single gave the Orioles a 1-0 lead in the fifth off Phillies starter Aaron Harang (4-8).
Designated hitter Jimmy Paredes then got a one-out single in the sixth against Harang, who later walked first baseman Chris Davis with two outs. Wieters, the Orioles catcher, then crushed a 1-2 pitch over the scoreboard in right field for his three-run homer that gave the Orioles a 4-0 lead.
That proved more than enough for Chen (3-4), who won a second consecutive start. He gave up only a bunt single through six innings and allowed a total of four hits in a dominating performance.
The left-hander struck out nine and walked just one as the Phillies did not even hit a ball out of the infield until the sixth inning. They now have been shut out in three of their last four games.
Closer Zach Britton pitched the ninth inning, but it was not a save situation for the left-hander, who retired the side in order.
Harang gave up four runs on five hits through six innings and now has lost five straight decisions.
Neither team generated much offense in the early innings, but the Orioles finally broke through with a two-out rally in the fifth.
Right fielder Travis Snider reached on a two-out double that just got over the head of left fielder Cody Asche. Hardy then followed with an RBI single to center that gave the Orioles a 1-0 lead.
NOTES: Orioles 3B Manny Machado won the American League Player of the Week Award on Monday. He hit .458 with two homers and five RBIs last week helping the Orioles win six in a row at one point and jump back into contention in the East. ... The Orioles must decide what to do with OF/1B Chris Parmelee, hitting .312 at Triple-A Norfolk, who had a June 15 opt-out clause in his contract. He worked out with the team before the game on Monday, and the Orioles are expected to make a call by Tuesday. ... Monday night's game began after a 27-minute rain delay. ... The Phillies have not had a starting pitcher get a win since May 23 when LHP Cole Hamels beat the Nationals. The starters have gone 0-11 since that point with a 5.53 ERA.