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PHILADELPHIA -- Jeremy Hellickson kept his mindset simple.Hellickson pitched a three-hitter and A.J. Ellis backed him with a three-run double to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the fading Miami Marlins 8-0 Saturday night.Keep the ball down, get ahead and let the defense work, Hellickson said.Sounds easy. Hellickson certainly made it look that way.That was fun. Hes been outstanding all year, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. Hes a great guy, a good worker and very focused.Miami, which fell six games back for the NLs second wild card, trailed by seven runs in the second inning and lost for the 14th time in 20 games.Hellickson (12-9) struck out five, walked none and hit two batters in his second big league shutout and third complete game. He threw 75 of 106 pitches for strikes.It wasnt something I was thinking about, he said of the shutout. It was nice to go out there and get a chance to finish it.The 2011 AL Rookie of the Year with Tampa Bay, Hellickson pitched a four-hit shutout against Baltimore that May 13 and another four-hitter against the Orioles that Sept. 4.Its been a long time, he said.Miamis only hits were singles by Dee Gordon leading off the game and Martin Prado in the fourth, and Derek Dietrichs double in the seventh.Tommy Joseph also homered in a game that took 2 hours, 42 minutes, nearly half the 4:43 of the Philadelphias 4-3, 13-inning win Friday night.Jose Urena (4-7) lasted just two innings and allowed seven runs and seven hits in his worst outing since moving to the starting rotation on July 19. Urena pitched 8 2/3 innings in last Sundays 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.He had trouble keeping the ball down, Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. They were waiting for his fastball.Philadelphia took a 5-0 lead in the first on Ellis two-out, bases-clearing double just inside the bag at third and RBI doubles by Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco.That was a giant hit, Mackanin said of Ellis double.Joseph hit a two-run homer in the second off Urena, giving the rookie first baseman 20 for the season.You have to make the right pitches and learn from games like this, Urena said. This kind of game, it happens.STREAKING PITCHERSPhillies pitchers have four complete games and have allowed three runs or fewer in 14 consecutive games, the teams longest stretch since going 17 in a row in 2000.JOSEPHS TURNAROUNDJoseph became the third Phillies rookie since 1972 to hit at least 20 homers, joining Ryan Howard (22 homers in 2005) and Scott Rolen (21 in 1997).Its been quite a turnaround for Joseph, a converted catcher who struggled with concussions in the minor leagues. He was left off the Phillies 40-man roster following last season and his goal entering spring training was to get a September call-up.At this time last year, a lot of people were giving up on my future, he said. Now with 20 homers in The Show, its pretty special. It means a lot to me.PRADO HITS PHILLIESPrado went 1 for 1 and is batting .306 in his career against the Phillies, ranking third among active players hitting against Philadelphia. Miguel Cabrera (.337) and Daniel Murphy (.312) have higher averages.TRAINERS ROOMMarlins: OF Giancarlo Stanton was out of the starting lineup after making his first start in the field on Friday night following a three-week stint on the disabled list (left groin strain) that ended Sept. 5. 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Callan Wards memory of his history-making goal for Greater Western Sydney is fresh in his mind.Partly because Ward recently watched a replay of the clubs inaugural game against Sydney in 2012, when the hard-nosed midfielder became the first Giant to kick an AFL major.The co-captain will line up for his 100th match for GWS against Port at Adelaide Oval on Sunday, having played 99 of 104 possible games to date.More remarkable than the number is the fact hell do so for a side in the top four and destined for a maiden finals berth - an unfathomable thought four short years ago when they copped far worse wallopings than that opening 63-point loss to the Swans.Ward was 21 then and had boldly moved from the Western Bulldogs as one of the Giants first established player signings.The first year I got here we hardly had any changerooms and we were getting smashed every week, said Ward, who earned the 2012 best and fairest honour.It was really hard to back up on a Monday and come to training with a smile on your face.In that first yearr we had so many 18-year-olds, especially in that first game it felt like I was playing with a bunch of kids.ddddddddddddnd I was 21 and trying to be co-captain of a footy club.So to play 100 games is something Ill forever be proud of.Its just amazing to see how far the boys had come.Wards leadership will be needed against ninth-placed Port Adelaide, who are not yet out of finals reckoning after Ken Hinkleys side did a convincing job on North Melbourne last weekend.The Giants are back in fourth thanks to their 79-point win over lowly Brisbane.Theyll be looking to stay there and prove the upset loss to Collingwood a fortnight ago was an anomaly.This is probably the most finals-like game weve come across in the last month or two, Ward said.Port Adelaide are playing some really good, tough footy, which is what we like to play against.I think theyre really right to get us and theyll start hard early. 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