Kelly started the home game against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on the 6th and recorded three hits, two walks, four strikeouts in eight innings.His season ERA dropped to 4.13. However, Arizona suffered a 4-5 comeback loss in overtime, and Kelly's eighth win of the season was thwarted.
Kelly, who recorded a triple strike in the first inning, was hit by Brandon Crawford in the second inning, and struck out Donovan Solano, but Brandon Belt walked out to put him in two-to-one crisis. However, he managed to get through the crisis without conceding a goal by dealing with curt Casali as right fielder.
Kelly, who recorded triplets in the third and fourth innings in a row, hit a double by Casali in the fifth and second innings and was in danger of conceding at once, but did not concede by treating Mike Yastrzemski with a floating ball in center field. In the sixth inning he also got a hit by Chris Bryant in 2, but no major crisis.
Kelly walked Solano in the 7th inning. However, Belt and Casali were hit hard and the inning ended.In the eighth, he struck out two and cleaned up the innings with a triple strikeout.
After a brilliant performance, Kelly was substituted for Taylor Clarke in the ninth with Arizona leading 4-0. Clarke, however, had a double to Bryant and a hit to Alex Dickerson,creating a crisis at first and third bases, and eventually dedicated a RBI double to Crawford.Tyler Clifford got on the mound in a hurry, but Solano sent a ball that hit his body, and belted a one-run hit and LaMonte Wade tied a two-run hit, allowing a 4-4 tie, giving Kelly a victory.
Arizona lost the game to Bryant in the top of the 10th with a single RBI and a double.This is the last two losses in a row.
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