Gallen settles down after wild start D-b

Gallen settles down after wild start, D-backs top Reds 7-4 June 15 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PHOENIX (AP) Zac Gallen pitched seven effective innings despite an early bout of wildne s, and the Arizona Diamondbacks used a four-run eighth inning to top the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Wednesday.Geraldo Perdomo hit a two-run homer for the Diamondbacks, who avoided a sweep after the Reds took the first two games of the series Tennessee Titans Hats .Arizona went ahead to stay on David Peraltas one-out RBI single against Art Warren (2-3). Pavin Smith drove in Ketel Marte with a fielder's choice, and Perdomo's RBI single lifted the Diamondbacks to a 6-3 lead. Smith scored on a balk by Reiver Sanmartin.Brandon Drury hit his 13th homer for Cincinnati, which had won three in a row. Luis Castillo pitched seven innings of four-hit ball.Gallen settled down after a brutal start. The right-hander hit four of his first eight batters, two in the first and two in the second.The Reds pushed acro s two in the second when Gallen had a throwing error on a pickoff attempt and Jonathan India hit a run-scoring double into the left-field corner.The four hit batters set a Diamondbacks franchise record. Rashad Weaver Jersey It was one shy of the modern-day record set by Brooklyn's Oscar Jones, who hit five batters in a game in 1903, according to Elias.The Diamondbacks answered in their half of the second. Doubles by Peralta and Alek Thomas produced the team's first run, and Perdomo made it 3-2 when he connected for his second homer on a first-pitch fastball. Three good defensive plays in a row helped out Gallen in the bottom of the fifth. Thomas made a running grab of a smash to the left-center warning track by Aramis Garcia, and Josh Rojas then turned in two excellent plays in a row.India hit a hard grounder to Rojas backhand that he fielded cleanly and then threw to first. Then the third baseman made a diving catch on a sinking liner by Drury. Gallen retired his final 16 batters. He struck out five and allowed just two hits without walking a batter.Noe Ramirez (2-1) surrendered the tying homer to Drury with two outs in the eighth, ending Gallen's chance for the win.TRAINERS ROOMReds: OF Albert Almora Jr., who was removed Jeffery Simmons Jersey from the lineup late in Tuesdays game due to a leg injury, went 1 for 4.UP NEXTReds: Following Thursday's off day, RHP Hunter Greene (3-7, 5.10 ERA) faces visiting Milwaukee on Friday for the opener of a three-game series. The Brewers have not yet announced a starter.Diamondbacks: Off Thursday before beginning a three-game series against Minnesota. LHP Madison Bumgarner (2-6, 3.50 ERA) faces Twins LHP Devin Smeltzer, (3-0, 2.38 ERA) on Friday. in this topic National League Major League Baseball Zac Gallen Arizona Diamondbacks No Ramirez Madison Bumgarner David Peralta Geraldo Perdomo David Long Jr. Jersey Josh Rojas Ketel Marte Zac Gallen Pavin Smith Jonathan India Devin Smeltzer Art Warren Arizona Diamondbacks Cincinnati Reds share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me Amani Bledsoe Jersey si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS