Phillies’ Elfin caps perfect June with shutout

PHILADELPHIA — Zach Eflin continued to shine for Philadelphia with a four-hitter over seven shutout innings, and Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer to help the Phillies beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night.

Eflin, acquired in the 2014 trade that sent fan favorite and former NL MVP Jimmy Rollins to the Los Angeles Dodgers, won his fifth straight start and kept the surprising Phillies in the thick of the NL East race.

Eflin (6-2) became the first Phillies pitcher to win five starts in a month since Cole Hamels went 5-0 in May 2012.

HOUSTON 7, TORONTO 6: Alex Bregman hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to complete a big rally in the Houston Astros’ victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. It was Bregman’s third straight game with a homer and it capped a huge comeback for the Astros, who trailed 5-0 in the middle of the first inning after a terrible start by Dallas Keuchel. KANSAS CITY 5, MILWAUKEE 4: Mike Moustakas’ solo homer opened a five-run seventh inning that snapped an extended run-scoring slump for Kansas City, and the Royals held off Milwaukee. Danny Duffy (4-7) allowed five hits over six effective innings for the Royals. TIGERS FIRE PITCHING COACH BOSIO FOR INSENSITIVE COMMENTS: The Detroit Tigers fired pitching coach Chris Bosio, saying he made insensitive comments to another employee of the team. The Tigers promoted bullpen coach Rick Anderson to replace Bosio. Roving pitching instructor A.J. Sager will be the team’s bullpen coach until Triple-A Toledo pitching coach Jeff Pico takes his place next week.