A 9-2 Arizona victory salvages the series finale against the Baltimore Orioles
The Diamondbacks scored a resounding 9-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday afternoon behind a strong outing from starter Zac Gallen.and he did just that, holding the powerful Orioles lineup in check. The D-backs finally broke open a close game with a six run sixth inning, rewarding their Ace starter.
Arizona tacked on two more in the fifth. A double from Eugenio Suarez and a single from Kevin Newman followed by a walk to Tucker Barnhart loaded the bases with one out for Corbin Carroll. Carroll hit a chopper towards third and Ramon Urias' throw pulled the catcher off the plate to score the first run of the inning. Ketel Marte's sacrifice fly on a smash to left center extended the D-backs lead to 3-0.
As is so often the case, the D-backs big inning started with a walk. This time it was a one out base on balls issued to Lourdes Gurriel Jr. It was his first walk since April 16th, covering a span of 85 plate appearances. After Kremer recorded his 10th strikeout to get to two outs in the inning, Jake McCarthy followed with a moon shot to right for his first homer of the year.
Gallen gave up a solo homer to Adley Rutschman in the sixth and then retired the final three batters he faced. His final line was 6 IP, 4 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. He threw 86 pitches, 54 for strikes. Gallen's fastball velocity was up almost 2 MPH in this one and he generated nine swing and misses with the pitch.
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