The success of Slade Cecconi yesterday made Torey Lovullo look like a genius for holding Zac Gallen back to the Dodgers series. But tonight’s outing by Gallen kinda reversed that. Right from the start, it was clear Zac didn’t have it, and a pair of innings which he allowed two home-runs, proved too much of a burden for the D-backs to overcome.
Four batters into the bottom of the first, Zac Gallen and the Diamondbacks were already 3-0 down. After getting MVP front-runner Mookie Betts for his first strikeout, Gallen then went homer, single, two-run homer. Arizona found themselves with a quick uphill climb if they were to get back into the game.