Merrill Kelly delivered an outstanding performance during Friday night's victory over the Rockies, allowing just one run on four hits over nine stellar frames.
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Merrill Kelly pitched a complete game shutout (except for one solo homer) with nine innings, three strikeouts, and no walks in the Diamondbacks' victory over the Rockies.
it's the first complete game in the 37-year-old's big league career. Kelly struck out three batters in the contest and did not allow a base on balls. The only blemish on his day came on a solo homer off the bat of Hunter Goodman in the home half of the first inning. The Diamondbacks staked him to a 6-0 lead before he even took the mound and he was in cruise control the entire night. He fired 73 of his 100 pitches for strikes, getting seven whiffs and posting a CSW of 22 percent. He'll try to further improve upon his 5.91 ERA and 1.54 WHIP when he does battle against the Giants at home on Wednesday.