Kelly Dominates as Diamondbacks Beat Giants 6‑2
SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — Merrill Kelly pitched seven strong innings and Ketel Marte drove in three runs as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Monday night at Oracle Park before 38,380 fans in 2 hours 36 minutes.
Arizona took a 1-0 lead in the third inning, then the Giants answered with two runs in the fourth on Rafael Devers’ two-run double. The Diamondbacks responded with three runs in the fifth, highlighted by Marte’s run-scoring double and Adrian Del Castillo’s RBI single. Arizona added two more in the sixth on Marte’s two-run single.
Kelly (5-3) allowed four hits and two earned runs while striking out four over seven innings. He followed a win over the same Giants club on May 20 and a complete-game victory at Colorado on May 15. Landen Roupp (5-5) took the loss, giving up seven hits and two earned runs in five innings with seven strikeouts. JT Brubaker tossed three scoreless relief innings for San Francisco.
Marte went 4 for 5 with a double and three RBIs. Gabriel Moreno homered for Arizona. Devers finished 1 for 3 with two RBIs for the Giants, who managed five hits. The Diamondbacks improved to 29-24, while San Francisco fell to 22-32.