Zac Gallen is some no-name pitcher and the Astros should have no problem with him, right? Anyone who thinks that has been too broke to pay attention to baseball this year. Despite being hit around in his last two outings, he has been one of baseball’s best, entering Friday’s outing with a tidy 3.15 ERA in ten starts. Houston was able to take an early lead against Arizona’s ace right-hander, but he settled down and Kole Calhoun later proved to be a major problem in the Diamondbacks’ 6-3 victory at Minute Maid Park.
A fair summary of the Astros early offense on Friday would be good, but not great.