San Francisco Giants vs Arizona Diamondbacks Box Score on Aug 28, 2020

The Arizona Diamondbacks finally got their most consistent starter this season, Zac Gallen, his first win after six no-decisions, and put an end to an eight-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the San Francisco Giants Friday night in Phoenix.

Gallen (1-0) held the Giants to a run on five hits through seven innings, striking out five with a walk. He set a major league record by allowing three or fewer earned runs in each of his first 22 career games, all starts, breaking the previous mark of 21 he shared briefly with former Boston Red Sox pitcher Aaron Sele.

Starling Marte had two hits and drove in two runs, and hot-hitting Christian Walker drove in two. Ketel Marte added two hits and scored twice.

Walker, in his last 17 games, is hitting .354 (23-for-65) with six doubles, three homers and 11 runs batted in.

San Francisco lost its third straight game, a day after being swept in a doubleheader at home by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brandon Crawford hit a two-run home run and Wilmer Flores doubled in a run, but the Giants' ninth-inning rally came up short.

Arizona took control with a four-run fifth inning, scoring on singles by Marte and Walker, an error on Giants pitcher Tyler Anderson's errant pickoff throw that allowed another run to score, and Nick Ahmed's ground-rule double.

The Diamondbacks scored twice in the third inning, loading the bases with no outs on a Carson Kelly double, Tim Locastro single and Ketel Marte being hit by a pitch. With one out, Walker hit a sacrifice fly, then David Peralta grounded a single to left field for another run.

Ketel Marte hit a ground-rule double in the first inning and scored on Starling Marte's single.

Anderson (1-2) threw a complete game in his last outing, but was tagged for seven runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out three and walked three.

Evan Longoria hit his fourth home run of the season in the sixth inning.

--Field Level Media