It was the first time the D-backs have shut out the Yankees since beating them, , in Game 2 of the World Series. Gallen allowed just three hits and struck out six on Tuesday in handing New York its first loss of the season following five wins.
Across two career starts against the Yankees, he has yet to give up a run in 12 innings. Gallen issued a walk to Gleyber Torres to open the game and coaxed a double play from the red-hot Juan Soto before issuing another walk, this one to Aaron Judge. The adjustment involved his direction towards the plate. Cortes settled in after that, but the D-backs tacked on some insurance in the seventh with Christian Walker 's three-run home run.
They also added a run in the eighth, when Geraldo Perdomo scored on a wild pitch. That could be good enough today. The offense struggled to get anything going against the Yankees in the D-backs' series-opening loss , but on Tuesday they put together good at-bats up and down the lineup.
We showed up today almost like we paid it no mind, snapped back into who we were, trusted ourselves, didn't try to do too much. To bounce back like this and put some runs up against a good team was important for us as an offense. Skip to Content. The separator is whether a pitcher quickly makes adjustments once the game starts.
