The Red Sox offense did not have an answer for Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen on Saturday.
Boston only mustered one run and five hits in its second game against Arizona. Gallen pitched six innings, allowing only two hits and shutting out the Red Sox in his outing while collecting nine strikeouts.
Triston Casas had a particularly tough time making contact against Gallen, going 0-3 against the righty with three strikeouts. Following the rocky performance at the plate, Casas gave a lot of credit to Gallen’s approach to his matchups.
“He was attacking the zone with multiple different pitches … that curveball was on,” Casas said of Gallen.