Dbacks Drop Another Series: Dbacks 2, Pirates 4
May 7, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen (23) throws against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Dbacks dropped the series finale and the series on Thursday afternoon as the Dbacks offense simply did not show up to the ballpark for the second straight game. Alex D’Agostino said it best on twitter : The Diamondbacks just lost a series in which none of their starters went less than six innings and no bullpen arm gave up a single run.
Brutal. The gut punch is also a silver lining of this series was that the starting pitching showed up. The starting staff was able to eat 19.
1 innings in the 3 game set and allowed just 5 earned runs good for a 2. 36 ERA. Maybe that meeting by Torey lit a fire under those guys?
Most of this quality starting was due to ERod and Soroka as 4 of the 5 runs were given up by Gallen on Thursday. Gallen’s final line wasn’t terrible as he was atleast able to get through 6 IP, but they really needed Gallen to continue the momentum started by ERod and Soroka. A team that once used to count on Zac Gallen to be the stopper in a World Series contending rotation just a few seasons ago needed more Thursday and Gallen continued his trend of not being able to deliver.
Jack Sommers said it best in a tweet , to paraphrase, Zac Gallen has a 4. 70 ERA after 8 starts… last year 4. 83 ERA… Very, very sadly this is just who he is now.