Latest Merrill Kelly News
Carroll hits 25th homer, steals 50th base to lead Kelly and the Diamondbacks past the Giants, 7-1
PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll swiped his 50th base of the season, followed with his 25th homer and then made a nice, running defensive play to track down a line drive in left field that wrapped up Arizona's 7-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday. Just another day in one...
Kodai Senga, Mets play spoiler in 11-1 rout of Diamondbacks
NEW YORK (AP) — Kodai Senga struck out 10 over six scoreless innings, Jeff McNeil and Jonathan Araúz homered, and the New York Mets continued playing the spoiler with an 11-1 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday. Jake McCarthy had an eighth-inning RBI double for the...
Tommy Pham hits 10th-inning RBI single as streaking Diamondbacks beat Cubs 3-2
CHICAGO (AP) — It was Merrill Kelly on the mound, Tommy Pham at the plate and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. in the field. The Arizona Diamondbacks are having a great time in Chicago. Pham hit an RBI single in the 10th inning, and the Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on...
Kelly strikes out 12 in 7 innings, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 4-2
PHOENIX (AP) — Merrill Kelly stepped off the mound and screamed into his glove as he headed toward the dugout after one pitch in the eighth inning. Another home game, another cramp in his right hamstring. Frustrating? Yes, but the Arizona right-hander was dominating...
Betts hits career-high 36th homer and Dodgers pound out 16 hits in a 9-1 rout of Diamondbacks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts launched his career-high 36th home run, David Peralta went 3 for 4 and drove in a pair of runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive win at home. Clayton Kershaw (12-4) allowed...
Rookie Corbin Carroll hits go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th in Diamondbacks' 3-2 win over Reds
PHOENIX (AP) — Corbin Carroll got demoted to the seventh spot in the batting order Thursday night, the first time he's hit that low in the starting lineup since opening day. The precocious rookie probably won't be there much longer. Carroll snapped a 27-game...
Peralta delivers winning hit against old team, Dodgers top Dbacks 2-0 as Arizona drops 8th straight
PHOENIX (AP) — David Peralta’s two-run single against his former team broke a scoreless tie in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Wednesday night. The win was the fourth in a row for Los Angeles while Arizona has lost eight...
Twins hit 3 solo HRs and top the slumping D-backs 3-2; Taylor's tiebreaker came in the 7th
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Michael A. Taylor homered to lead off the seventh inning, the third solo shot of the game for the Minnesota Twins in a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. “We had good at-bats. We were able to hit some balls out of the ballpark, but there...
Carroll's 2-run triple in the 8th rallies Diamondbacks past Cardinals 3-1 to snap a 5-game skid
PHOENIX (AP) — Pinch-hitter Corbin Carroll's two-run triple capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak. Arizona rallied late to win for just the third time in 11...
Diamondbacks put right-hander Merrill Kelly on 15-day injured list, send Joe Mantiply to Triple-A
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Merrill Kelly was placed on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right calf inflammation. The 34-year-old Kelly has a 9-4 record with a 3.22 ERA so far this season, forming a formidable tandem with Zac Gallen at the top of the team's...
