PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Paul Goldschmidt’s solo home run in the fourth inning was all the offense the New York Yankees needed Friday night, as Cam Schlittler and two relievers combined on a four-hit shutout to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 1-0 at Citizens Bank Park.

Goldschmidt drove a 1-0 pitch from Jesús Luzardo over the right-field wall for his 16th homer of the season, breaking a scoreless tie and providing the only run of the game. The Yankees managed just three hits total, but Schlittler made the lead stand by working seven innings of three-hit ball.

Schlittler (10-6) struck out nine and walked none, retiring 11 consecutive batters at one point. He allowed only a double to Kyle Schwarber in the fourth inning and a single to J.T. Realmuto in the fifth. The right-hander faced just one batter over the minimum through six innings, and the Phillies never advanced a runner past second base against him.

David Bednar pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 19th save of the season, striking out Bryce Harper to end the game.

Luzardo (9-5) was nearly as dominant for Philadelphia, allowing just one run on three hits over seven innings while striking out nine. The left-hander did not walk a batter and yielded only Goldschmidt’s homer. He retired the side in order in the second, third and seventh innings.

The Phillies threatened in the eighth inning after Bednar entered. Realmuto led off with a sharp single to left, and Gabriel Rincones Jr. was hit by a pitch. Edmundo Sosa followed with a single to right, loading the bases with no outs. But Bednar induced a lineout to left from Trea Turner and a groundout from Schwarber, then got Alec Bohm to ground out to third to escape the jam.

New York’s best chance to add insurance came in the fifth inning. Jasson Domínguez led off with a single and advanced to second when Anthony Volpe reached on a fielding error by shortstop Turner. After a flyout and a strikeout, Ali Sánchez was hit by a pitch to load the bases. But Goldschmidt grounded out to shortstop to end the inning.

The Yankees had another opportunity in the sixth after Cody Bellinger singled with two outs, but Domínguez flied out to right.

Philadelphia’s only other hit came on a two-out single by Realmuto in the fifth, but the inning ended on a strikeout.

Defensively, the Yankees turned a key double play in the top of the ninth when Ryan McMahon was hit by a pitch leading off, but Cody Bellinger grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to erase him.

The game featured a crisp pace, finishing in 2 hours, 30 minutes before a crowd of 43,165.

The win improved the Yankees to 59-44, while the Phillies fell to 56-48.

New York has now won three straight and five of its last six, including a two-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier in the week. The Yankees have allowed two runs or fewer in each of those three victories.

Philadelphia, which had lost four of its previous five, managed to put only four runners in scoring position all night. The Phillies left five runners on base.

Goldschmidt’s homer was his second in the past four games. The first baseman finished 1-for-4.

Bellinger went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base attempt that was thwarted when he was caught stealing second in the fourth inning.

Domínguez had the Yankees’ other hit, going 1-for-4.

For the Phillies, Realmuto led the way with two hits in three at-bats. Schwarber had the lone extra-base hit with a double. Sosa went 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter and later moved to left field.

Brandon Marsh, Justin Crawford, Bryce Harper, Bryson Stott and Trea Turner all went hitless in the game.

The series continues Saturday with the second of three games between the two teams. The Yankees then travel to Chicago for a four-game set against the White Sox, while the Phillies head to Miami for a three-game series against the Marlins.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of New York 6, Philadelphia 5. Interstat’s ELO system had projected the Phillies with a 51.90 percent probability to win. The Yankees had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus-1.5. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 8.