{"id":4722,"date":"2023-04-26T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T23:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2023-04-26T16:53:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T23:53:32","slug":"diamondbacks-royals-20230426","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/04\/26\/diamondbacks-royals-20230426\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallen Extends Scoreless Inning Streak as Diamondbacks Blank Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Diamondbacks 2, Royals 0<\/h2>\n<p>PHOENIX, Apr. 26 \u2014 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/galleza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zac Gallen<\/a><\/strong> tossed 6 1\/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits while walking none and striking out 12, to lead the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/04\/26\/diamondbacks-royals-pregame-20230426\/\">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a> to a 2\u20130 victory over the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/30\/2023-kansas-city-royals-rebuild-2-0\/\">Kansas City Royals<\/a> Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field. Gallen extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 28 in the victorious effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was one of those grinding afternoon games after a tough loss,\u201d manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/lovulto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Torey Lovullo<\/a><\/strong> said. \u201cI think we were maybe having still a little bit of a hangover \u2014 I know I was having trouble letting last night&#8217;s game go. But for that reason, I was proud of the way we came out and fought. These aren&#8217;t the easiest games to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Royals Threaten Early, but Diamondbacks Take Lead<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"dHdhM86DTPVLtgJSn2Mccg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1485520409\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'dHdhM86DTPVLtgJSn2Mccg',sig:'rUzkOx3DHOf7ttmd2gTmMVYmkb6Un1otsgG38z2T8Y8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1485520409',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Royals nearly ended Gallen\u2019s scoreless streak in the very first inning. With one out, first baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pasquvi01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Vinnie Pasquantino<\/a><\/strong> lined a single to left and advanced to third on a single to center by designated hitter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/melenmj01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MJ Melendez<\/a><\/strong>. But Gallen struck out left fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/o\/olivaed02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Edward Olivares<\/a><\/strong> and second baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=massemi02,massey002mic&amp;search=Michael+Massey&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Massey<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 the latter on a pitch in the dirt and 2\u20133 force play \u2014 to strand the runners and maintain the streak.<\/p>\n<p>Both pitchers traded zeroes until the bottom of the fourth. Third baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/r\/riverem01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Emmanuel Rivera<\/a><\/strong> led off with a single to left and advanced to second on a single to center by left fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gurrilo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lourdes Gurriel Jr.<\/a><\/strong> First baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/w\/walkech02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Christian Walker<\/a><\/strong> grounded into a 5\u20134\u20133 double play to give Yarbrough some breathing room, advancing Rivera to third in the process. Third baseman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/l\/longoev01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Evan Longoria<\/a><\/strong> made sure Rivera didn\u2019t go to waste, breaking his bat on an RBI single to left. A walk by right fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/carroco02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Corbin Carroll<\/a><\/strong> put Longoria in scoring position for shortstop <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/ahmedni01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick Ahmed<\/a><\/strong>, but a popup to the third baseman ended the inning with the Diamondbacks leading, 1\u20130.<\/p>\n<p>It became a 2\u20130 game in the bottom of the fifth off new Royals pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garream01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amir Garrett<\/a><\/strong>. Center fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thomaal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alek Thomas<\/a><\/strong> led off with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by catcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=herrejo04,herrejo02,herrejo01,herrer020jos,herrer010jos&amp;search=Jose+Herrera&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jose Herrera<\/a><\/strong>. Two batters later, Rivera punched a two-out single up the middle, plating Thomas.<\/p>\n<h3>Closing Out the Victory<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"EWx5F02mR-ZkeO3qBe4idg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1485533716\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'EWx5F02mR-ZkeO3qBe4idg',sig:'2B10KIj6uMUMACNc1yHa94xFzte9r1hOEgWTUniH_O8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1485533716',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Gallen continued his dominance. After allowing a leadoff single to right fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bradlja02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Jackie Bradley Jr.<\/a><\/strong> in the top of the third, he retired the next 12 batters in a row, nine by strikeout. In addition, he struck out the side in both the fourth and the fifth. The consecutive out streak ended when Olivares led off the seventh with a single to center. Massey reached by grounding into a 5\u20134 fielder\u2019s choice force play.<\/p>\n<p>This ended Gallen\u2019s day after 97 pitches and 6 1\/3 innings. In came <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcgousc01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scott McGough<\/a><\/strong>, who retired center fielder <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/i\/isbelky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Isbel<\/a><\/strong> on a fly to center and catcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/fermifr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Freddy Fermin<\/a><\/strong> on a side-retiring 5\u20134 fielder\u2019s choice force play. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=castrmi01,castro002mig&amp;search=Miguel+Castro&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miguel Castro<\/a><\/strong> pitched around a two-out single by shortstop <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=wittbo02,wittbo01&amp;search=Bobby+Witt&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bobby Witt<\/a><\/strong> Jr. in a scoreless eighth. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chafian01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrew Chafin<\/a><\/strong> closed out the victory with a scoreless ninth. Lovullo said the performance of the relievers was \u201cfantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good win, good series win,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cI want to enjoy the off day. Tomorrow, we&#8217;re going to Colorado once again. A team within our division, a team that we&#8217;re very familiar with. And a team that is dangerous, especially when they&#8217;re playing at home. So we gotta be ready to go. I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ve been playing our best baseball. If you were to poll everybody in that (clubhouse) right now, all those players, I think, would all feel like they could do a little bit more and play a little bit better. That&#8217;s on me for that response. We\u2019ll continue to serve our messages the best way we can to make sure that we&#8217;re ready to play our best baseball when it&#8217;s needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Quick Hits<\/h3>\n<p>Royals catcher Freddy Fermin threw out Carroll on a stolen base attempt in the second inning. He is the first catcher in the majors to do so in 2023. Carroll had been 10-for-10 before that. \u2026 Gallen finished the game with 12 strikeouts, one shy of his career high. That came September 22, 2022, against the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/03\/30\/los-angeles-dodgers-2023-season-preview\/\">Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> at Dodger Stadium. \u2026 Emmanuel Rivera contributed to both runs, scoring the first and driving in the second. Rivera joined the Diamondbacks August 1, 2022, when the Royals traded him for pitcher <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=weavelu01,weaver001luk&amp;search=Luke+Weaver&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Luke Weaver<\/a><\/strong>. &#8230; Left-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bumgama01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\"><strong>Madison Bumgarner<\/strong><\/a> has cleared waivers and has now been released by the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<h3>Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n<p>Gallen (4\u20131) earned the win, while Yarbrough (0\u20133) took the loss. Chafin notched the save, his fourth of the season. The Diamondbacks and Royals both have planes to catch, with the Royals heading straight to Minneapolis for a four-game series with the division-leading <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/twins\/\">Minnesota Twins<\/a>. Game One matches Royals right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greinza01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Zack Greinke<\/a><\/strong> (0\u20133, 4.61 ERA) with Twins righty <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mahlety01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tyler Mahle<\/a><\/strong> (1\u20132, 3.32 ERA). First pitch Thursday will be at 6:40 pm Central Time.<\/p>\n<p>The Diamondbacks have Thursday off before opening a three-game weekend series with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/category\/rockies\/\">Colorado Rockies<\/a> Friday night in Denver. Diamondbacks right-hander <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kellyme01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Merrill Kelly<\/a><\/strong> (1\u20133, 3.42 ERA) will face Rockies lefty <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/f\/freelky01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=sportrelay.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-04-26_br\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kyle Freeland<\/a><\/strong> (2\u20132, 4.28 ERA). First pitch will be at 5:40 pm Arizona Time.<\/p>\n<h4>Main Photo:<\/h4>\n<p><a id=\"PdhfhzJpQnJYnApIvBWa8Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1485532917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'PdhfhzJpQnJYnApIvBWa8Q',sig:'4a9WXA_NCfhDOpCPf0roFY5-sh6QI5o0sT4ypgtQDaU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1485532917',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Diamondbacks 2, Royals 0 PHOENIX, Apr. 26 \u2014 Zac Gallen tossed 6 1\/3 scoreless innings, allowing four hits while walking none and striking out 12, to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2\u20130 victory over the Kansas City Royals Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field. Gallen extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 28 in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,22],"tags":[811,929,238,239,482,258,483,602],"class_list":["post-4722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamondbacks","category-royals","tag-2023-mlb-season","tag-andrew-chafin","tag-emmanuel-rivera","tag-evan-longoria","tag-miguel-castro","tag-ryan-yarbrough","tag-scott-mcgough","tag-zac-gallen","pmpro-has-access","eq-blocks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gallen Extends Streak, Diamondbacks Blank Royals - Sport Relay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Zac Gallen extended his scoreless innings streak to 28 as the Arizona Diamondbacks blanked the Kansas City Royals, 2\u20130, Wednesday afternoon.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/04\/26\/diamondbacks-royals-20230426\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gallen Extends Streak, Diamondbacks Blank Royals - Sport Relay\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Zac Gallen extended his scoreless innings streak to 28 as the Arizona Diamondbacks blanked the Kansas City Royals, 2\u20130, Wednesday afternoon.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/2023\/04\/26\/diamondbacks-royals-20230426\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Major League Baseball\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100088190202878\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thompsontalks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-04-26T23:53:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sportrelay.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/Diamondbacks-Royals-20230426-01.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"594\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"396\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Evan M. 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