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D-backs pitcher Gallen has hairline fracture in forearm

(AP) — Arizona Dia- shortened 60-game schedule.
mondbacks starting pitch- D-backs manager Torey
er Zac Gallen has a hair- Lovullo said he wasn't sure “It’s definitely frustrating
line fracture in his right how much time Gallen will considering I’m kind of an
forearm, casting more miss. The right-hander is advocate for the DH,” Gal-
doubt on his ability to still allowed to play catch, len said Monday. “I get paid
open the season on the ac- and the injury will continue to pitch, that’s kind of how I
tive roster. to be evaluated. He received look at it. It comes along with
two different medical opin- the job. I play in the National
The 25-year-old Gallen ions and both diagnosed the League, you have to hit, you
hurt his forearm after get- injury as a fracture. have to bunt, you have to do
ting jammed while taking those certain things.”
batting practice nearly two Gallen was practicing his hit-
weeks ago. Gallen said the ting because the National Gallen was the Diamond-
injury doesn't affect most of League will switch back to backs' best pitcher last season,
his pitches, but he feels some pitchers batting for the 2021 finishing with a 3-2 record,
discomfort when throwing season after adopting the des- 2.75 ERA and 82 strikeouts in
his curveball. ignated hitter during 2020's 72 innings. He finished ninth in the National League Cy Young Award voting.

6N: France makes 5 changes for title decider vs. Scotland

champion Wales remains the favor- aud crosses over to the right wing in a
ite despite missing out on the Grand positional switch.
Slam.
The last change sees Anthony Jel-
Ntamack steps in for Matthieu Jalib- onch preferred to Dylan Cretin at
ert, who hurt his jaw in last Saturday's blindside flanker.
dramatic 32-30 win against Wales.
Galthie made a surprising choice on
Coach Fabien Galthie changed his the bench, leaving out flyhalf Louis
second row with locks Bernard Le Carbonel and instead using versatile
Roux and Swan Rebbadj replacing fullback Anthony Bouthier as his fly-
Romain Taofifenua and Paul Wil- half cover for Ntamack. Thomas is
lemse, who is suspended following on the bench with backup scrumhalf
his red against Wales. Baptiste Serin.

Galthie dropped winger Teddy France, which hosts Scotland, has not
(AP) — Romain Ntamack will against Scotland on Friday. Thomas and called up Arthur Vin- won the title since 2010 and needs a
start at flyhalf for France in one cent to center. Gael Fickou moves out bonus-point win and a 21-point mar-
of five team changes for the Six France and Wales are both in con- of midfield and onto the left wing in gin of victory or a 20-point victory
Nations Championship decider tention for the title, although 2019 place of Thomas, while Damian Pen- and at least six tries to pip Wales.

Mariota returning to Raiders after taking pay cut

( AP ) - Marcus Mariota playing the game. The excite- one touchdown and one in- attempt with 77 TDs, 45 in- announced they re-signed
agreed to take a pay cut ment, the opportunity to be a terception. He also ran nine terceptions and an 89.5 rat- CB Nevin Lawson, who
on Tuesday to remain as Raider kind of overcame all times for 88 yards and a score ing. He has also run for 1,487 spent the past two seasons
backup quarterback for a of that.” but the Raiders lost the game yards and 12 TDs. with the team. Lawson start-
second season for the Las 30-27 in overtime. ed nine games last season.
Vegas Raiders. The 27-year-old Mariota was NOTES: The Raiders also
the second overall pick by Carr returned the next week
Mariota had been due to be Tennessee in the 2015 draft and played the final two
paid $10.5 million in the sec- but lost his starting job with games of the season. Now
ond year of his contract with the Titans to Ryan Tannehill Mariota has returned as the
the team after making $7.5 midway through the 2019 backup with Nathan Peter-
million last year. The Raid- season. man once again slated to be
ers were unwilling to pay that third string.
much for Mariota to be Der- He then signed with the
ek Carr’s backup and reached Raiders last offseason but Mariota made a big splash
agreement to bring him back only ended up playing in with four touchdown passes
on a cheaper deal. one game. He was slowed in in his NFL debut in 2015 but
training camp by a pectoral never developed into the star
NFL Network reported that injury that forced him to go the Titans hoped they were
Mariota will be paid $3.5 mil- on injured reserve early in getting when they drafted
lion this season with a chance the season. him.
to increase the deal to $8 mil-
lion with incentives. He returned to the active He lost his job six games into
roster in October and got the 2019 season. He com-
“At the end of the day, we’re his only action in Week 15 pleted a career-low 59.4% of
very blessed to play this game against the Chargers after his passes that season with
for a living,” Mariota told Carr left with a groin injury seven TDs, two interceptions
KHO-TV from his home in the first quarter. and a 92.3 rating.
state of Hawaii. “A lot of us For his career, Mariota has
make a really good amount Mariota fared well in relief, completed 62.9% of his pass-
of money. For me, I just love going 17 for 28 for 226 yards, es, averaging 7.5 yards per