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MIAMI -- Jeremy Hellickson is making himself an attractive target for shopping contenders -- and one in particular -- as the Aug. 1 deadline approaches.Hellickson dominated the Marlins for a second straight start, throwing six innings of one-hit ball to help the Philadelphia Phillies beat Miami 4-0 on Monday night.The 29-year-old has been the subject of trade rumors, some connecting him to the Marlins. Hellickson held Miami to a run over eight innings in a 4-1 win five days ago.Just executing, Hellickson said. I dont think its this lineup in particular. The last two games my balls have been down for the most part and just getting a lot of easy outs.Hellickson retired the first nine batters he faced and finished with one walk and one strikeout. He lowered his ERA to 3.65 and pitched at least six innings for a ninth straight start.I dont want to lose him, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. I wish he could stay here. Hes that solid. Hes been like that the whole year.Tommy Joseph hit a two-out RBI double in the top of the eighth to break a scoreless tie, and David Hernandez (2-3) pitched an inning in relief to earn the victory as four Phillies pitchers combined on a two-hitter.After that seventh inning when we didnt score I didnt think we had a chance to win this game, Mackanin said. With their bullpen, we were in trouble. ... It was a nice way to win.The Phillies scored three runs in the ninth off A.J. Ramos on an RBI single by Cesar Hernandez and two errors by the Marlins.There were a lot of goose eggs, Joseph said. It was good to get a run across and that ninth was big for us especially off of Ramos.Miami outfielder Ichiro Suzuki grounded out in his only at-bat -- a pinch-hit appearance in the eighth -- to remain at 2,996 career hits.It is the first time the Marlins lost back-to-back games since dropping three straight June 28-30. They were also blanked Sunday 3-0 by the Mets.This is nothing more than a little blip on whats going to happen through the course of the season, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. Its not like were not going to hit. I think were going to hit. Im very confident of that.Fernando Rodney (1-3) struck out the first two batters he faced in the eighth before walking Maikel Franco, who scored from first on Josephs double to left-center field.Miamis Jarred Cosart made his first start since April 22 and tossed five scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and one walk while striking out three. Cosart pitched in place of lefty Wei-Yin Chen, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list before the game with a left elbow strain.The Phillies had an opportunity to break the scoreless game in the seventh before striking in the following inning.Kyle Barraclough allowed the first two batters to reach and advance on a pickoff error. He struck out the next two and Mackanin elected to send Ryan Howard to the plate as a pinch-hitter in favor of Hellickson, who had thrown 70 pitches.I wanted him to go back out there as well as he was pitching, but youve got to take advantage of opportunities to score and we dont score a whole lot, Mackanin said.Howard, who came in hitting .166 in 217 at-bats, struck out swinging to end the threat.Philadelphias Cody Asche snapped an 0-for-26 slump with a base hit in the fifth inning.TRAINERS ROOMPhillies: IF Andres Blanco (fractured left index finger) was placed on the 15-day disabled list after suffering the injury in Sundays game when Pittsburghs Gregory Polanco slid into third base.Marlins: Chen was placed on the DL retroactive to July 21. ... 1B Justin Bour (right ankle sprain) hopes to begin a rehab stint on Thursday. Hes still having some trouble with some running things and some moving around issues, but were trying to get him game-like at-bats before he is physically able to do rehab games, Mattingly said.NEXT UPPhillies: RHP Jerad Eickhoff (6-11, 3.98 ERA) will start Tuesdays game against the Marlins. Eickhoff allowed six runs, five earned, and nine hits in five innings in a 9-3 loss to the Marlins in his last start on July 21 in Philadelphia.Marlins: RHP Tom Koehler (7-8, 4.42) is scheduled to start Tuesdays game in a rematch of the July 21 game. Koehler pitched a season-high eight innings and allowed two hits and one earned run in the victory. Aaron Holiday Jersey . Now, with Game 6 set for Fenway Park and an 8:07 p.m. ET first pitch, the Detroit Tigers face the unenviable task of having to beat the Boston Red Sox twice, on the road, to advance to the World Series. 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Molina didnt make the 140-pound weight Friday, and had Crawford been upset, the titles would have been vacated.Backed by a hometown crowd of 11,270 at CenturyLink Center, Crawford was fighting for the third time this year and first since his lopsided win over former WBC champ Viktor Postol in Las Vegas last summer. In the fight before that, he knocked out Hank Lundy in New York. Now Crawford is poised to be named fighter of the year for a second time in three years.I think I should get a lot of credit for what I did this year, especially tonight, Crawford said. I showed I could be a finisher.Crawford was in control all the way and finished off Molina moments after Molina raised his hands as if to ask for more as the champion landed a flurry of punches. A shot to the midsection backed Molina into the neutral corner, and Crawford then unloaded repeated shots to the head and body, causing Molina to go down. Referee Mark Nelson stepped in to stop the fight at the 2:32 mark.He fought a hell of a fight tonight, and he came out on top, Molina said. Omahas a good fight town, and we appreciated coming here.The 29-year-old Crawford (30-0, 21 knockouts) came out in an orthodox stance but quickly switched to southpaw. Molina was on defense early, with Crawford landing a left to the head and then a right that staggered him. Molina walked into a right to the head in the second.Crawford went mostly untouched, but Molinna did land a hard right to the head in the third.dddddddddddd From there Crawford mixed in his jab while connecting often with punches to the head and body.Its cool to have somebody come straight forward and be an easy target, but you still have to stay focused, Crawford said. I hit him with everything. We were prepared for him. I think I showed that today.Crawford continues to hold out hope that he gets a shot at Manny Pacquiao before Pacquiao retires.Yeah, Id like to fight him. Im not chasing him, Crawford said. Were ready to fight anybody. Our promoters pick the fight. We train and go fight.The 33-year-old Molina (29-7, 23 knockouts) upset Ruslan Provodnikov in his last fight but had been just 5-5 in his previous 10.The fight against Crawford lost much of its luster when Molina weighed in at 143.4 pounds on Friday, disqualifying him from winning the titles.In the co-main event, former world title contender Ray Beltran knocked out Mason Menard 51 seconds into the seventh round to win a pair of regional lightweight titles.Beltran (32-7-1, 20 knockouts) began asserting himself after the second round. Beltran left Menard (32-2, 24 knockouts) woozy with a flurry at the end of the sixth. His left to the right cheek laid out Menard, and Nelson stopped the fight.Menard, who had won 30 straight fights, stepped in for the injured Juan Diaz on the card. Beltran had won twice since stopping Takahiro Ao in May 2015, but that fight was changed to a no-decision after he failed a post-fight drug test. ' ' '