Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves

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Arizona Diamondbacks

30-31, 15-14 Away

Final
2 - 1

Atlanta Braves

27-33, 17-13 Home

Merrill Kelly outduels Chris Sale and Diamondbacks hold off Braves 2-1

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves: Game Highlights

After walking three batters in the ninth and hitting another with a pitch, forcing home a run, Arizona reliever Justin Martinez struck out Michael Harris II with the bases loaded to end it.

Kelly (6-2) fanned eight and walked one on 98 pitches. He threw 64 strikes and did not let a runner reach second base. It was the second time in his last four starts he fired seven shutout innings and yielded one hit.

Martinez got five outs for his fifth save. He inherited a jam in the eighth and pitched out of major trouble, whiffing Harris with runners at second and third and then Austin Riley with the bases loaded to preserve a 1-0 lead.

Ketel Marte made it 2-0 with an RBI single in the ninth that scored Tim Tawa.

Lourdes Gurriel Jr. drove in the first run with a single in the third against Sale (3-4), who struck out 10 in six innings. The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner limited the Diamondbacks to three hits and four walks on 103 pitches.

The Braves have lost three straight and 10 of 13. They've scored just five runs during their three-game skid.

The start of the game was delayed 66 minutes due to rain.

Key moment Atlanta reliever Daysbel Hernández was removed with an injury to his pitching hand in the eighth while facing his fourth batter. He had a strikeout and two walks.

Key stat Sale reached double figures in strikeouts for the 90th time. He has 2,510 career strikeouts, passing Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson for 39th place.

Up next Braves RHP Grant Holmes (3-4, 3.78 ERA) faces RHP Brandon Pfaadt (7-4, 5.05) in the finale of the three-game series Thursday.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Harris II struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Baldwin walked, Olson scored, Williams to second, White to third.
	9th Inning	Williams hit by pitch, White to second.
	9th Inning	White grounded into fielder's choice to third, Albies out at second, Olson to third.
	9th Inning	Albies walked.
	9th Inning	Ozuna struck out swinging.

Statistics

ARI		ATL
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
1	Hit By Pitch	1
10	Ground Balls	5
12	Strikeouts	13
2	Runs Batted In	1
0	Sacrifice Hit	0
5	Hits	3
0	Stolen Bases	1
7	Walks	5
0	Catcher Interference	0
2	Runs	1
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	0
31	At Bats	30
0	Home Runs	0
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
21	Runners Left On Base	17
0	Triples	0
1	Game Winning RBIs	0
0	Intentional Walks	1
1	Doubles	0
9	Fly Balls	12
1	Caught Stealing	0
159	Pitches	145
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	0
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
1	Is Qualified In Steals	1
6	Total Bases	3
39	Plate Appearances	36
0.0	Projected Home Runs	0.0
1	Extra Base Hits	0
2.4	Runs Created	0.8
.161	Batting Average	.100
.000	Pinch Hit Average	.000
.194	Slugging Percentage	.100
.226	Secondary Average	.200
.333	On Base Percentage	.250
.527	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.350
1.1	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	0.4
2.4	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	0.8
15.0	Batter Rating	8.0
0.0	At Bats Per Home Run	0.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.08	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	4.03
.032	Isolated Power	.000
0.58	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.38
.179	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.139
.065	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.100
4.0	Runs Produced	2.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.4	Patience Ratio	0.3
0.3	Balls In Play Average	0.2
66.3	MLB Rating	58.8
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0