Zac Gallen struck out nine over six innings while allowing only an unearned run to get a win over the Padres on Monday.
Gallen was outstanding, and it was nice to see him follow up his strong seven-inning, 10-strikeout effort against the Giants on Tuesday with another impressive effort. He now has an ERA of 0.47 in July, and while it’s over only two starts, it’s a marked improvement from the 6.23 mark he forged in June. Gallen was too talented to struggled for this long, and there’s a good chance the positive regression continues against the Angels on Saturday.