![]() ![]() Gallen last pitched July 7, throwing 96 pitches in a 7-3 win over Pittsburgh. So I kind of had to tell white lies for the last few days to my family.” “I think I found out Wednesday or Thursday morning, Torey had FaceTimed me. “It’s been a whirlwind, really,” he said. Gallen said he learned of the starting assignment July 5 from Arizona manager Torey Lovullo. The first-time All-Star has 125 strikeouts in 118 1/3 innings and becomes the third Diamondbacks pitcher to start an All-Star Game after Johnson in 2000 and ’01 and Curt Schilling in 2002. Gallen, a 27-year-old right-hander, is 11-3 with a 3.04 ERA, tied for the major league lead in wins. The 32-year-old right-hander joins Lefty Gomez (five times), Red Ruffing (twice), Hank Borowy, Spud Chandler, Roger Clemens, Whitey Ford, Jimmy Key, Vic Raschi, Met Stottlemyre, Bob Turley and David Wells as Yankees All-Star starters. He is 9-2 with a 2.85 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 117 innings. “It’s just always something that I’ve wanted to do, and I feel like I’m physically able to do it,” Cole added.Ĭole will start for the first time in his sixth All-Star nod.
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