Reliever Yoshihisa Hirano pitched his 25th consecutive scoreless outing on Friday, surpassing the Arizona Diamondbacks' club record, despite the team's 2-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.The right-hander took the mound with one out in the seventh, after Austin Slater doubled in a run to give the Giants a 2-1 lead at Chase Field. Hirano closed the inning by retiring both batters he faced."I pushed myself too hard at times, but I threw a variety of pitches so I was able to pitch at different heights without giving it much thought," he said. "Extending my (scoreless) streak will also contrib…READ FULL ARTICLE