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Fades in season-opening loss Gallen (0-1) took the loss against the Dodgers on Thursday, allowing four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two batters over four-plus innings.

Impact Gallen looked strong through four frames, holding Los Angeles scoreless while allowing just two baserunners. However, things unraveled for him in the fifth, as he gave up a pair of singles followed by an Andy Pages homer to squander a 2-0 lead. Gallen remained in the game after the long ball, but he gave up another single followed by a walk and was subsequently pulled. Overall, he threw 47 of 76 pitches for strikes and got nine whiffs. Gallen will try to turn things around in his next start, which is slated to take place next week versus the Tigers.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

D-backs start hot, but can't keep up with Dodgers in Opening Day loss LOS ANGELES -- It was shaping up to be a great Opening Day for the Diamondbacks. Zac Gallen cruised through the first four innings, befuddli...

4 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Andy Pages' 3-run shot sparks Dodgers' 8-2 comeback win over the Diamondbacks in season opener

Andy Pages powered Los Angeles past the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 as the Dodgers open the season with a comeback win

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Diamondbacks' Zac Gallen hits Opening Day better, stronger, faster Zac Gallen entered the offseason as a free agent, and since he no longer was with the Diamondbacks,...

4 DAYS AGO • TARHEELTIMES.COM

Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly will begin the season on the injured list

Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly will begin the season on the injured list

MARCH 21 • Associated Press

Zac Gallen's Final Spring Training Start Was Concerning Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen did not have a positive outing in his final start of spring training. Facing a lineup filled wi...

MARCH 21 • SI.COM

NL West Preview: Everyone is still chasing the Dodgers

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MARCH 19 • Associated Press

Makes penultimate spring start Gallen allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out one over 2.2 innings in Saturday's spring start against the Giants. He also hit a batter.

Impact Gallen made his third Cactus League start and has one more to go before taking the ball Opening Day. He was pulled with two outs in the third inning and re-entered to begin the fourth but was gone for good after the first batter jumped on a changeup up in the zone for a home run. The right-hander told Jack Sommers of SI.com that he was working on sinkers and trying to improve the consistency of his changeup. Instead of tinkering with his arsenal in his final spring start, Gallen plans to approach it as he would a regular-season game, per Jose M. Romero of the Arizona Republic.

MARCH 15 • ROTOWIRE

Zac Gallen Honored By Arizona Diamondbacks With 4th Opening-Day Start Zac Gallen will start Opening Day for the Diamondbacks when they visit the Dodgers on March 26. It...

MARCH 12 • TARHEELTIMES.COM

Diamondbacks honor Gallen with 4th Opening Day start SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In what seemed so unlikely as recently as a month ago, right-hander Zac Gallen will start Opening Day for the Diamondba...

MARCH 11 • MLB.COM

Zac Gallen Fires Back at Critics After Being Named Opening Day Starter The Arizona Diamondbacks named right-hander Zac Gallen their opening day starter on Wednesday, finally putting an end to the speculation. Ga...

MARCH 11 • SI.COM

Set for Opening Day assignment The Diamondbacks have named Gallen their Opening Day starter.

Impact Merrill Kelly had previously been tapped to start Opening Day for Arizona, but he will not be ready at that point as he recovers from a back injury. As a result, Gallen -- who re-signed at the start of spring training -- will be making his fourth consecutive Opening Day start. Gallen had a disappointing 2025 campaign, finishing with a 4.83 ERA and 175:66 K:BB over 192 innings. He will take on the Dodgers on the road March 26.

MARCH 11 • ROTOWIRE

Zac Gallen's wife Elise dons brown bikini during close friend's wedding celebration Zac Gallen's wife, Elise, recently enjoyed a fun time as one of her friends is about to get married. She shared pictures from the celebratory weekend on social media.

MARCH 1 • SPORTSKEEDA.COM

Works scoreless inning Gallen allowed one hit and struck out two over one scoreless inning in Wednesday's spring start against the Dodgers.

Impact Gallen made his Cactus League debut, throwing 23 pitches (14 strikes) against a lineup of backups. He allowed a single to the first batter faced then retired the next three. Gallen, a late free-agent signing, is slightly behind other starters but should be ready in time for the regular season. With news that Merrill Kelly (back) will not start Opening Day, as earlier announced, Gallen is an option to replace Kelly.

FEBRUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Throws live BP session Gallen threw a live batting-practice session Friday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

Impact Gallen, who was signed last week, threw his first session since entering camp. He threw about 20 pitches, and manager Torey Lovullo was pleased with what he saw. "The fastball command looked good," the manager said. "It looked like he was throwing a nice cutter, his breaking ball I think was trending in a very positive direction." It appears that Gallen isn't too far behind the other starters despite missing the first handful of days in camp. The pitcher said he felt good and was given positive feedback from the batters he faced.

FEBRUARY 21 • ROTOWIRE

'A great day' for Lovullo as Gallen throws first live session SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Diamondbacks opened their Cactus League schedule Friday at Salt River Fields, but there was a live batting-practice...

FEBRUARY 20 • MLB.COM

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FEBRUARY 18 • SI.COM

Hazen, Lovullo urge patience as D-backs' rotation battle could last all spring SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- If you want to get under Mike Hazen's skin these days, just dare to ask the Diamondbacks' general manager how he's goin...

FEBRUARY 17 • MLB.COM

This is what ultimately led to Zac Gallen to re-sign with Dbacks | Sporting News The move makes the most sense when you factor this in!

FEBRUARY 17 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Getting creative with contract leads Gallen, D-backs to happy reunion SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Zac Gallen was on the 16th hole of a golf course Friday afternoon when he got a text from his agent Scott Boras that ta...

FEBRUARY 15 • MLB.COM

Zac Gallen returns to Diamondbacks on one-year deal The Diamondbacks and Zac Gallen have agreed to a one-year deal to bring the right-hander back to...

FEBRUARY 15 • TARHEELTIMES.COM

Zac Gallen will not receive all of his $22.025 million in 1-year deal with Diamondbacks until 2034

The Arizona Diamondbacks have cleared a spot for newly signed right-hander Zac Gallen by placing right-hander Corbin Burnes on the 60-day injured list

FEBRUARY 15 • Associated Press

Predicting when and where the 6 best MLB free agents remaining will sign The last big-name free agent just signed on Friday night, as Zac Gallen agreed to a deal to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks. With that, a...

FEBRUARY 14 • FANSIDED.COM

Zac Gallen and Diamondbacks settle pitcher's future for 2026 MLB season The Arizona Diamondbacks finally have certainty on Zac Gallen's future.

FEBRUARY 14 • BOLAVIP.COM

Zac Gallen returns to Diamondbacks on a one-year deal | Sporting News Not many saw this coming.

FEBRUARY 14 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

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Zac Gallen will not receive all of his $22.025 million in 1-year deal with Diamondbacks until 2034