Arizona Diamondbacks at Colorado Rockies
· Major League Baseball
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Merrill Kelly throws 1st career complete game, Diamondbacks beat Rockies 9-1
Kelly (3-3) allowed four hits and had three strikeouts without a walk. The 37-year-old right-hander threw 100 pitches, 73 for strikes, in the fourth complete game in the majors this season.
He's the oldest pitcher to throw a complete game in the big leagues since St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Adam Wainwright in 2022. Kelly is also the second-oldest pitcher in D-backs history to accomplish the feat behind Randy Johnson.
Gabriel Moreno drove in three runs, and Ryan Waldschmidt had two RBI as Arizona opened a stretch of 13 games against only the Rockies and San Francisco Giants. The Diamondbacks are 21-22.
Moreno and Corbin Carroll added two hits apiece, and Nolan Arenado went 1 for 1 with an RBI double and four 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 four in 3 2/3 innings.
Hunter Goodman hit his 11th homer of the season in the first for the Rockies. Moniak and Ezequiel Tovar each doubled.
Arizona made it 2-1 in the seventh on Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s sacrifice fly and Moreno's double.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rumfield struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Goodman grounded out to third. |
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9th Inning | Moniak doubled to right. |
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9th Inning | Julien flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Tawa in left field. |
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9th Inning | Fernandez popped out to shortstop. |
Statistics
 ARI |
 COL |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 13 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 13 | Hits | 4 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 38 | At Bats | 31 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 12 | Runners Left On Base | 5 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 2 |
| 22 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 163 | Pitches | 100 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 9 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 31 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 7.8 | Runs Created | 0.7 |
| .342 | Batting Average | .129 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .447 | Slugging Percentage | .290 |
| .289 | Secondary Average | .161 |
| .409 | On Base Percentage | .129 |
| .856 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .419 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.9 |
| 8.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.7 |
| 59.0 | Batter Rating | 15.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 31.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.70 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.23 |
| .105 | Isolated Power | .161 |
| 1.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .114 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.053 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .032 |
| 18.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.1 |
| 101.5 | MLB Rating | 66.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 27,557 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/lad.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 31 | 19 | .620 | - | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sd.png" class="logo-micro">San Diego | 29 | 20 | .592 | 1.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ari.png" class="logo-micro">Arizona | 26 | 23 | .531 | 4.5 | W5 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sf.png" class="logo-micro">San Francisco | 20 | 30 | .400 | 11 | L3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/col.png" class="logo-micro">Colorado | 19 | 32 | .373 | 12.5 | L3 |