When the line-up came out for this afternoon’s game against the Athletics today, there had been a change in the D-backs’ scheduled starter, with Zac Gallen no longer listed. In Torey Lovullo’s media call just now, the manager said this was due to Gallen suffering from “right lateral forearm soreness”. I’ll insert a pause here, for SnakePit readers to freak out at a phrase which seems, almost inevitably, to lead to Tommy John surgery.
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Thank you. While Lovullo said that it had been an issue for the past 10 days or so, it had not been causing Gallen significant problems on the mound, but when he swings, which may be about the only saving grace.