PHOENIX — Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen delivered six scoreless innings on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers at Chase Field, and Arizona maintained the shutout to sweep the series.
Taylor Clarke, Juan Morillo and Jonathan Loaisiga kept the Tigers off the board, with Loaisiga picking up his first save with the club after Paul Sewald pitched the previous two games.
Detroit only scored runs in two innings during the entire series.
Gallen was terrific through four frames on Opening Day at Dodger Stadium last Thursday, but the fifth inning got away from him with four runs coming across. This time, he was able to get out of some trouble late in his outing.
Gallen continued to pound the strike zone on Wednesday, only striking out two batters but with no walks. His defense made plays behind him, and Gallen was able to get through six frames with 88 pitches despite throwing 26 in the fifth inning.
The Tigers had the tying run on third base with one out in the sixth inning, and Gleyber Torres hit a line drive to the right side. First baseman Jose Fernandez, after his historic debut on Tuesday, snagged the liner and threw a strike to third base to double off the runner and end the inning.
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For Gallen, Wednesday was the 33rd game of his career with at least six shutout innings, the second most in Diamondbacks history behind Randy Johnson’s 44.
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Gallen had to work with a slim lead all day, as he was entrenched in a pitcher’s duel with Tigers ace and two-time American League Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal.
The D-backs took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a Corbin Carroll solo home run, but Skubal locked them up from there with the help of three double plays. Skubal tossed seven innings of one-run ball in his return to his home state (Kingman native).
The Tigers nearly tied the game in the third, as a Colt Keith fly ball landed on the yellow padding on the right-field fence and bounced back in.
Wednesday was Gallen’s first outing back at Chase Field since he re-signed with the Diamondbacks this offseason.
Gallen has been a Diamondback since 2019 and had been vocal about being interested in coming back. The veteran remained unsigned as spring training began after a down 2025 season, and he eventually came back on a one-year deal to try his luck again next winter.
With Merrill Kelly on the injured list, Gallen started on Opening Day, and his ability to bounce back this year will be important for the stability of Arizona’s rotation, especially with Corbin Burnes eyeing a midseason return from elbow surgery.
Diamondbacks starters have gone at least five innings with no earned runs in three of the last four games.
Wednesday’s game lasted two hours and 10 minutes with both starters humming along.
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