Honduran Mauricio Dubón again playing center fielder went blank in the series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he struck out twice and hit base once, scoring a run.
The catracho slightly lowered his 280 batting percentage numbers, with 36 games played, 100 official at-bats, 28 hits, one home run and one triple, three doubles, with eleven RBIs and thirteen scored. Seven walks received and 26 strikeouts, two stolen bases and two times caught stealing.
Giants win and cut Gallen’s streak
Kevin Gausman and three relievers combined for a three-hitter, and the San Francisco Giants snapped pitcher Zac Gallen’s historic streak to start his career by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 on Monday night.
Darin Ruf hit a two-run single in the sixth inning and Brandon Belt walked a bases loaded walk to guide the Giants to their sixth win in the last eight games. Mike Yastrzemski added a couple of singles.
Gallen had not allowed more than three earned runs in his first 23 starts, a major league record for the start of a career. The right-hander faced the minimum in the first five innings on Monday, before being charged with four touchdowns in the sixth inning.
Gallen (1-1) allowed five hits in five innings of work, in which he struck out six and walked two.
The biggest damage came from a hit by Ruf, who entered the game in the fourth inning to replace the injured Alex Dickerson, who came out with a sore right knee. In the sixth inning, he singled up the middle on Gallen’s first pitch for two touchdowns at the plate.
After Donovan Solano’s single loaded the bases, reliever Junior Guerra walked Belt to bring another run to the plate and make it 4-1.
Gausman (3-2) struck out nine in six innings for his second straight win. Gausman allowed one run and two hits and retired nine of the last 10 opponents he faced. (GG).