D-backs ace Zac Gallen leads betting odds for NL Cy Young

• MLB.com's inaugural 2023 poll of Cy Young voters last month had Gallen as the favorite with 32 votes, well ahead of the 13 for the Braves' Spencer Strider.

By the numbers: Gallen sports one of MLB's best records at 9-2.

• He's in a five-way tie for most wins in the NL with Strider (9-2).D-backs teammate Merrill Kelly (9-4), the Los Angeles Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw (9-4) and the Cubs' Marcus Stroman (9-5).
• Gallen has the league's fifth-lowest ERA at 2.84 and his WHIP is just 1.09.

1 tough competitor: Gallen's top competitor is three-time Cy Young winner Kershaw, who sits second in the betting odds.

Flashback: If Gallen wins the Cy Young, he'll be the third Diamondback to take home the award.

• Hall of Famer Randy Johnson won it an astounding four consecutive years from 1999 to 2002.
• Brandon Webb won it in 2006.

What's next: Gallen will be on the mound Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, who have been the best team in baseball all season.

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