PHOENIX, Sep. 4 \u2014 Right-hander Zac Gallen pitched seven scoreless innings, running his streak to 41 1\/3 consecutive innings, as the Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> downed the Milwaukee Brewers<\/a>, 5\u20131, Sunday afternoon. By taking three of four, the Diamondbacks won a series against the Brewers for the first time since June of 2017.<\/p>\n Gallen had a scare in the second. After a leadoff walk by designated hitter Keston Hiura, third baseman Luis Urias hit a grounder to the shortstop position. The Diamondbacks were in a left-side overshift, so second baseman Josh Rojas fielded the ball. He flipped to shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, who was sprinting toward the bag at second. Perdomo stepped and fired. Sure-handed first baseman Christian Walker could not pick the low throw out of the dirt, so Urias was safe. With no shift, it would have been an easy double play, but instead, it was a fielder\u2019s choice. After a routine fly to left by catcher Omar Narvaez, center fielder Tyrone Taylor ripped a deep drive to the gap in right-center. In most cases, it would have been a sure double, but a fine catch on a dead sprint by right fielder Daulton Varsho retired the side and preserved Gallen\u2019s streak.<\/p>\n The Diamondbacks took a 1\u20130 lead in the bottom of the inning. A one-out walk by left fielder Corbin Carroll got the ball rolling. Catcher Carson Kelly followed with a grounder up the middle. Brewers shortstop Willy Adames dove to his left and deflected the ball into center, giving Kelly a single as Carroll advanced all the way to third. A sacrifice fly to left by center fielder Alek Thomas brought Carroll home.<\/p>\n Varsho led off the bottom of the third with a homer to right. The lead swelled to 3\u20130 in the bottom of the fifth. Rojas walked with two outs and the bases empty, advancing to second on a follow-up single to left by Walker. This chased starter Jason Alexander from the game. After the Brewers replaced him with lefty Hoby Milner, McCarthy dumped a broken-bat single to right, scoring Rojas as Walker reached third. Carroll could not extend the lead, ending the inning on a called strikeout.<\/p>\n Gallen, meanwhile, only allowed one baserunner after the second-inning scare. That came on a one-out single in the fourth by right fielder Hunter Renfroe. Gallen ultimately ended the day having allowed two hits and one walk. He also struck out seven, with the last coming on the final batter he faced. That batter was Urias, who fell on his keister as he whiffed a changeup.<\/p>\n Gallen admitted afterward, \u201cThe first three innings, it was hard for me to get in a groove. I didn’t really feel like I had a great feel for anything. Kinda was pitching behind in the count. I felt like I was just spraying fastballs in the first three innings and tried to make adjustments in the fourth. Tried to attack and get back in the zone.\u201d That adjustment was to make sure he didn\u2019t fall off the mound toward the first-base side, since it was pulling his head and, consequently, his pitch locations.<\/p>\nDiamondbacks Take Lead over Brewers<\/h3>\n
Gallen Silences Brewers Bats<\/h3>\n