With the game on the line in the top of the ninth inning, closer Mark Melancon faltered for the third time in his last five appearances and allowed the go-ahead runs in the ninth inning of a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs Saturday night.
Gallen didn't get the win, leaving with the scored tied at 1. He pitched six innings and allowed a run on two hits with nine strikeouts and a walk. The nine strikeouts were a season high.
Early in the game, the Cubs couldn't solve Gallen, who hit 96 mph on a fastball in striking out the Cubs' Seiya Suzuki in the fourth inning, on the 10th pitch of the at-bat. But later that inning, Yan Gomes timed a 94 mph fastball and hit it into the seats in left field for a solo home run that tied the score at 1.
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