The Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen went seven innings against the San Francisco Giants giving up five hits and one earned run at Chase Field in Phoenix in game one of the three game series Fri Aug 28, 2020 (AP photo)

By Daniel Dullum

Sports Radio Service

Friday, August 28, 2020

Zac Gallen threw seven strong innings, and Arizona forged a four-run rally in the fifth inning to pull away from San Francisco and defeat the Giants 7-4 Friday night at Chase Field in Phoenix for the Giants third straight loss.

The win snapped an eight-game Diamondbacks losing streak.

Gallen (1-0) struck out five, walked one and scattered five hits. He was working on a shutout until Evan Longoria hit a two-out solo home run in the top of the sixth.

Tyler Anderson (1-2) was roughed up early by the D-Backs, giving up seven earned runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. Anderson struck out three and walked three.

Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the first on Starling Marte’s RBI single, and extended its lead to 3-0 in the third on a Christian Walker sacrifice fly and an RBI single by David Peralta.

In the Diamondbacks’ four-run fifth, Marte and Walker each had a run-scoring single, Marte scored on an Anderson throwing error, and Nick Ahmed drove in Walker with a ground rule double.

Longoria’s solo shot to left put the Giants on the board in the sixth. Then, in the top of the ninth, Wilmer Flores drove in Brandon Belt with a double, and Brandon Crawford hit his third home run of the season.

Crawford’s two-run shot pulled the Giants to within 7-4, but Diamondbacks reliever Taylor Widener struck out Joey Bart and Steven Duggar grounded out to end the game.

The second game of the weekend series starts at 5:10 Saturday afternoon.