PHOENIX — Zac Gallen gave the Arizona Diamondbacks a quality start, but the two home runs he surrendered on Monday at Chase Field were the difference in a 3-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians.
Guardians first baseman C.J. Kayfus was a thorn in Gallen’s side, as he hit a solo homer off a 2-1 count in the second inning.
Kayfus later hit the single that preempted a deep shot from second baseman Brayan Rocchio in the fifth inning, giving Cleveland the only three runs it scored.
Gallen allowed five hits and no walks in his six innings, keeping the Guardians’ offense mostly in check outside of the long ball.
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He was replaced by John Curtiss, who had 1-2-3 innings in the seventh and eighth. Kyle Backhus had one of his own in the ninth.
Arizona got on the board in the bottom of the ninth when Geraldo Perdomo shot his third triple of the season into the right-field corner, scoring Blaze Alexander, who had just worked a walk.
But with two outs already on the board, Ketel Marte waved at a ball above the zone struck out to end the game.
Diamondbacks miss chances to respond
Corbin Carroll, in the sixth inning and right after Gallen exited, knocked a ball off his front foot for a foul and had to be looked out, but he remained in the at-bat for a base hit that Rocchio had a chance at corralling.
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. followed with a hit of his own, and that’s when Cleveland swapped starter Gavin Williams for Erik Sabrowski. Williams had given up just four hits and one walk in 5.1 scoreless innings.
By this point, Carroll was at third as the first Diamondback to get that far, and his fate was left up to pinch hitters Tyler Locklear and Ildemaro Vargas. The pair struck out and grounded out, respectively, to end the inning.
Later, Marte doubled down the left-field line to lead off the eighth, but a Locklear walk provided the only baserunner that followed.
Cleveland made some outstanding defensive plays earlier in the third inning to help keep Arizona off the board, including diving plays by Rocchio and center fielder Daniel Schneemann.
The Guardians nearly executed a double play on Rocchio’s awkward toss to second for a first out before Marte just beat the throw to first to keep it to one.
Up next for D-backs
The series continues Tuesday at Chase Field when Arizona will throw Eduardo Rodriguez (5-7, 5.40 ERA) against Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee (9-9, 4.54 ERA).
Rodriguez is coming off his best start as a Diamondback, a seven-inning, one-run performance in a win over the Colorado Rockies on Aug. 14.
Catch first pitch at 6:40 p.m. MST on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app.
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