Diamondbacks Reinstate Zac Gallen From 15-Day Injured Lis

As expected, the Diamondbacks reinstated from the 15-day injured list today, as Gallen prepares to start Arizonas game against the Athletics. Left-hander was optioned to Triple-A yesterday to open up a roster spot for Gallens return. Gallen suffered a right hamstring strain just six pitches into a start on May 30, so hell now return to action after almost exactly a month off. The rehab proce s went pretty smoothly for the ace right-hander, as he didnt even make any minor league rehab starts during his recovery. Gallen instead to sed live batting practice se sions, simulated games, and bullpens to ramp up and get ready, and a 67-pitch sim game last Monday was e sentially the final step of the proce s. Once Gallen came out of a Thursday bullpen se sion feeling good, the DBacks finalized their Nick Mears Jersey plans to start Gallen today against Oakland. Needle s to say, getting Gallen back after just a month is a sigh of relief for the Diamondbacks, considering how injuries have plagued Arizonas rotation. signed a four-year, $80MM free agent deal over the offseason but has yet to pitch after suffering a lat strain during Spring Training, and will be out until due to a teres major strain in his throwing shoulder. s late signing and subsequent late start to the season has also led to some inconsistent results for the left-hander, and between some other struggles for the younger starters, Arizona ranks only 27th of 30 teams in rotation ERA this season. Gallen was again a bright light for the rotation, with a 3.12 ERA in his first 11 starts and 57 2/3 innings before his hamstring strain. Mi sing a month could hurt Gallens chances of his third straight top-five finish in NL Cy Young Award voting, yet helping get the Diamondbacks into contention again is surely the chief priority in Gallens mind. Despite the starting pitching concerns and a 39-43 record, the DBacks are 3.5 games back of the last NL wild card spot, so getting even average results from the rotation could put Arizona more firmly in position for a second-half surge. In other news about Rodriguez, manager Torey Lovullo told and other media that the left-hander will undergo an MRI in a week to ensure that everything is progre sing as expected with his lat muscle. Rodriguez has been throwing at distances of 105 feet, but if the MRI is clean, hell start a more intensive throwing program. Luke Barker Jersey