PHOENIX -- Zac Gallen and the Diamondbacks continued their post-Trade Deadline surge Saturday, with the right-hander throwing seven innings in a 4-3 win over the Phillies that kept Arizona within shouting distance of the postseason.

The win, combined with the Mets’ loss to the Nationals, moved Arizona to within two games of New York , which holds the final NL Wild Card berth, with seven games remaining on the schedule. The Diamondbacks also trail the Reds by one game in the Wild Card standings.

The Phillies got to Gallen for a pair of first-inning runs, but he settled in and allowed just one additional run through seven innings.

Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks claimed their first lead of the game in the sixth, when James McCann drove in a run with a double and scored on Ildemaro Varga

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