Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen is 2-0 with a no-decision in August and is pitching better of late, but his ERA is his career-worst.

“This is the lefty that haunts their dreams,” Paul Hoynes declared bluntly on the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast. “No matter what team he pitches for, no matter what team he plays for, he always seems to face the Guardians and he always seems to come out one step ahead of them.”

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks as Diamondbacks Fall Flat in Loss to Guardians. The Arizona Diamondbacks' losing streak lengthened to four games on Monday night, as Arizona went down by a score of 3-1 to the Cleveland Guardians in their homestand opener.

The Cleveland Guardians could call up their top LHP prospect for his debut during the Arizona Diamondbacks series.

The Arizona Diamondbacks will hope to avoid a series loss to the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday night at Chase Field. First pitch is 6:40 p.m. MST The D-backs off

The Guardians, who have traditionally finished spring training with exhibitions at Chase Field in late March in recent years, have a team led by All-Star third baseman Jose Ramirez and outfielder Steven Kwan. Stephen Vogt, formerly with the Diamondbacks as a player, manages the Guardians.

The host Cleveland Guardians and Atlanta Braves met Aug. 16 in the middle game of a three-game series. Here's how it unfolded through our updates.