Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Miami Marlins 2: Zac Protects

As the season marches on, the woes of the bullpen have begun to surface recently. Fortunately, the Arizona Diamondbacks have a formidable 1-2 punch in their starting rotation with Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly. Tonight saw the end of Corbin Carroll’s twelve game hitting streak and Dominic Fletcher’s six game streak to begin his MLB career, so the margin for error was thin. Tonight, less than 10,000 were in attendance at Chase Field which is their lowest total all season.

Zac actually wasn’t as dialed in as he was during his scoreless inning streak, but the bar is so incredibly high for him that it was still a very, very good start. The beginning of the game saw Gallen retire 9 of the first 10…