DAILY MATCHUPS: Home start for Gallen among Tuesday's best options

Today's Overview/Schedule/Weather: Tuesday’s action makes for a full, 15-game slate. The pitching bell curve for this day is thicker at the ends, and there are more than a handful of hurlers to avoid. The final Tuesday in May sets up as a mostly dry one. Look for a batter’s breeze in three California games (ATL-OAK, PIT-SF, WAS-LA) and a pitcher’s wind in the Motor City (TEX-DET).

Notable Starts:

Zac Gallen is back at home after back-to-back road starts. Gallen owns a 0.77 ERA, 0.66 WHIP in his home yard. He clocked a clunker two starts back, and his walk rate has crept up in recent starts. But Tuesday, Gallen faces a Colorado club that owns a low 7.7% walk rate against right-handers. Current Rockies bats own a strikeout-laden .606 OPS...

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