"After Sunday's 2-0 win over the Phillies, relief pitcher Burke Badenhop was practically giddy.

He had come into the game with one out in the seventh and gotten five consecutive outs to set up closer Leo Nunez.

Badenhop, whose ERA is now 0.93 in his five appearances, talked about how confident he is feeling, but said the key to Sunday's win had come the night before.

"We were feeding off Ricky," Badenhop said, referring to Nolasco's complete-game 5-1 win. "An outing like that can set you up for a week. People probably don't realize that."

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When they do happen, the positive effects ripple through the team.

"Pitching good is contagious," Nolasco said after his gem, and that statement was quickly supported by what happened the next day.

"It's hard to follow up an outing like Nolasco's," said Sunday's starter Nate Robertson, who nearly did, throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings for his best outing of the season."