Tommy Pham and Christian Walker produced sacrifice flies on consecutive pitches in the first inning off Carlos Rodón (3-7) and that was enough for Gallen, who is second in the majors in wins, one behind Atlanta‘s Spencer Strider.
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nod a two-run single and Geraldo Perdomo had a sacrifice fly in Arizona’s three-run seventh following an error by New York left fielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa and a wild pitch by Randy Vásquez. Walker added an RBI groundout in the eighth and Gabriel Moreno hit an RBI double in the ninth.The game started about 50 minutes late and the rain never stopped. It grew heavier during the middle innings but lessened in the final innings.
“It happens sometimes when you come on the East Coast, you battle some weather,” said Gallen, a New Jersey native. “Just tried to go out there and make pitches, just keep us in the game
