Zac Gallen pitched six scoreless innings because the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the host Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 Friday night time within the opener of a three-game sequence between the Nationwide League West rivals.
Blaze Alexander hit a two-run homer for the D-backs, who gained their third recreation in a row and improved to 7-3 of their previous 10.
The division-leading Dodgers had a four-game profitable streak snapped.
Gallen outdueled the Dodgers’ Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Younger Award winner.
Gallen (10-13) allowed simply two hits — a two-out infield single by Shohei Ohtani within the third inning and a two-out double off the left-field wall by Mookie Betts within the sixth. The precise-hander walked three and struck out eight.
It was Gallen’s third straight high quality begin and fifth in six appearances this month. He lowered his ERA to 4.94, the primary time it has been beneath 5.00 since an 8-1 loss at Dodger Stadium on Could 11.
Snell (3-3), making simply his seventh begin of the season as a consequence of left shoulder irritation, gave up three runs on 4 hits over 5 1/3 innings. He additionally walked three and fanned eight.
The D-backs did not have successful till Lourdes Gurriel Jr. grounded a single into proper area with one out within the fourth. An out later, Alexander launched a 1-0 fastball 400 ft into the Dodgers’ bullpen in left to make it 2-0.
Arizona prolonged its lead within the sixth. Corbin Carroll led off with a double to proper and, an out later, Gabriel Moreno grounded a run-scoring single to middle.
The Dodgers threatened within the backside of the inning as Betts doubled and Freddie Freeman drew a two-out stroll. Gallen bought Will Smith to fly out to the warning observe in left to get out of the jam.
D-backs relievers Jalen Beeks, Kyle Backhus and Jake Woodford every pitched a scoreless inning to finish the shutout, with Woodford working the ninth for his second save of the season.
–Discipline Stage Media
