MEXICO CITY -- A pair of Diamondbacks exited early in Saturday’s series opener of the MLB World Tour: Mexico City Series at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú. Right-hander Zac Gallen left his start with a right shoulder contusion, sustained on a comebacker in the third inning, while shortstop Geraldo Perdomo suffered a left-ankle sprain on a play in the top of the seventh.
Gallen was in control early on, opening by retiring the first seven batters he faced against the Padres. He opened with efficiency and command, striking out both Xander Bogaerts and Gavin Sheets to close out a clean second inning.
But the Padres broke through for their first hit in the third when Freddy Fermin lined a ball to the right side that deflected off Gallen’s arm for an infield single. The ball was tracked at 92.3 mph off the bat. After a brief mound visit, Gallen stayed in the game, threw a couple of warmup pitches, and quickly regained rhythm.
He went on to retire the next batter, Jake Cronenworth, on a groundout before finishing his outing with another strikeout, getting Ramón Laureano to chase a 90.1 mph cutter down in the zone.
Gallen completed three innings of one-hit ball on 49 pitches before handing things over to Brandon Pfaadt to begin the fourth.
Later in the game, injury concerns continued for Arizona due to a high chopper from Ty France that took an awkward hop as it headed toward Perdomo at shortstop. Perdomo appeared uncomfortable as he handled the play and made the throw to Ildemaro Vargas before being removed. He is considered day to day, the team announced.
Perdomo went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in the bottom of the first inning.