Diamondbacks 9-1 Rockies (May 15, 2026) Game Recap
DENVER — — Merrill Kelly he threw his first profession full recreation, Ildemaro Vargas was 4 for five with a double and two RBI and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 9-1 on Friday evening.
Kelly (3-3) allowed 4 hits and had three strikeouts and not using a stroll. The 37-year-old right-hander threw 100 pitches, 73 for strikes, within the fourth full recreation within the majors this season.
He’s the oldest pitcher to throw a whole recreation within the huge leagues since St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright in 2022. Kelly can be the second-oldest pitcher in D-backs historical past to perform the feat behind Randy Johnson.
Gabriel Moreno drove in three runs, and Ryan Waldschmidt had two RBI as Arizona opened a stretch of 13 video games towards solely the Rockies and San Francisco Giants. The Diamondbacks are 21-22.
Moreno and Corbin Carroll added two hits a bit, and Nolan Arenado went 1 for 1 with an RBI double and 4 walks.
Vargas hit a run-scoring single that sparked Arizona’s six-run first inning.
Colorado’s Kyle Freeland (1-5) gave up seven runs and eight hits and walked 4 in 3 2/3 innings.
Hunter Goodman hit his eleventh homer of the season within the first for the Rockies. Moniak and Ezequiel Tovar every doubled.
Arizona made it 2-1 within the seventh on Lourdes Gurriel Jr..’s sacrifice fly and Moreno’s double.
Arizona LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-0, 2.25 ERA) was scheduled to begin Saturday towards Tomoyuki Sugano (3-3, 4.07).
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