The Latest Breaking News from Zac Gallen

Shades of Randy Johnson here.

Actually the craziest pitch of the season.

PHOENIX — You’d be hard-pressed to come up with two more disparate outings than Aaron Nola’s last two starts. On Aug. 25 against the Reds, he threw an 11-strikeout complete game. On Aug. 30 against the Diamondbacks, he went only four innings, allowing 10 hits, eight runs — all earned…

SAN FRANCISCO — Not much was working for Logan Webb. Absolutely nothing worked for the Giants against Zac Gallen.

DENVER — As the Rockies’ season winds down — there are only 46 games remaining after Arizona shut them out, 6-0, on Saturday night at Coors Field — a lot of players are going to face increased scrutiny.

PHOENIX — Pirates manager Derek Shelton has professed patience with his roster this season. On multiple occasions, he’s stated the obvious: With a roster this young, there will be exciting moments of potential and frustrating moments of growing pains.

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford came to the plate with the bases loaded and one out. The game tied and a Giants win in the balance, the veteran knew what he needed to do.

DENVER — C.J. Cron reached for the stars Sunday afternoon in the Rockies’ dramatic, 6-5, come-from-behind win over Arizona at Coors Field.

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies’ 7-5 win on Friday night was not as triumphant of some of their previous victories. Their didn’t win it on a walk-off or score double-digit runs. But they scored just enough to protect their lead against a seventh-inning bullpen implosion, and, with that, took their eighth…