BASEBALL - GIANTS EDGE PHILLIES 1-0 .
SAN FRANCISCO 1996-08-27
William VanLandingham pitched eight scoreless innings and Glenallen Hill drove in the game 's only run with a first-inning single as the San Francisco Giants claimed a 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday .
VanLandingham ( 8-13 ) , who entered the game with one complete game in the first 56 starts of his career , limited the Phillies to two hits and two walks with four strikeouts .
" We 've been working all year on my follow-through , and I really concentrated on that , " VanLandingham said . "
It gave me more life in all of my pitches , so the ball moved more . "
At Colorado , Andres Galarraga homered and drove in three runs as the Colorado Rockies had 10 extra-base hits and Billy Swift won his first game in almost a year in a 9-5 rain-shortened seven-inning victory over the Cincinnati Reds .
Swift ( 1-0 ) , who made his first start since June 3rd and underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder earlier in the season , allowed five runs and six hits in five innings .
In Houston , Andy Benes allowed two runs over seven innings and Royce Clayton had a run-scoring single in the seventh to lift the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros .
Benes ( 14-9 ) allowed five hits , walked five and struck out 10 for his 11th win in 12 decisions .
The Cardinals moved within one-half game of first-place Houston in the National League Central Division .