Zac Gallen tied the major league record with his sixth consecutive scoreless start on Sunday, guiding the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.
Gallen (11-2) extended his scoreless streak to 41 1/3 innings. He allowed just two singles and a walk in seven innings. He struck out seven and retired the last 11 batters he faced.
Gallen tied Don Drysdale (1968), Orel Hershiser (1988) and Zack Greinke (2015), all with the Los Angeles Dodgers, in not allowing a run in his sixth straight start. Hershiser set the major league record with 59 consecutive shutout innings.
In those six games, Gallen is 5-0 with a 0.58 WHIP. He has allowed 16 hits, walked eight and struck out 46 in his scoreless streak. He is two outs away from matching the Diamondbacks’ franchise record of 42 innings, set by Brandon Webb in 2007.
For the Diamondbacks, Puerto Rican Emmanuel Rivera 4-0. The Dominican Geraldo Perdomo 4-0.
For the Brewers, the Dominicans Willy Adames 4-0, Esteury Ruiz 3-0. The Mexican Luis Urías 3-0. The Venezuelan Omar Narvaez 2-0.
