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05/25 19:09 CDT Marte's 4-hit day helps Kelly win 4th straight start as D-backs
beat Giants 6-2
Marte's 4-hit day helps Kelly win 4th straight start as D-backs beat Giants 6-2
By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Baseball Writer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --- Ketel Marte had four hits, including a tying double in
the fifth inning and a two-run single in the sixth, and Merrill Kelly pitched
seven strong innings to win his fourth straight start as the surging Arizona
Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-2 on Monday.
Kelly (5-3) allowed two runs on four hits, struck out four and walked two. He
became the fourth pitcher in Arizona history to reach 1,000 innings.
It's the second-longest winning streak of his eight-year career behind a
stretch of five consecutive victories from May 15 to June 9, 2023. The veteran
right-hander beat the Giants for the second time in six days and is 4-0 over
his last six starts against San Francisco.
After Marte's double in the fifth, Geraldo Perdomo singled one out later to put
the Diamondbacks ahead 3-2. Adrian Del Castillo added an RBI single for
Arizona, which won its third straight, ninth in 11 games and improved to 12-4
since May 9.
Corbin Carroll extended his majors-best and season-high hitting streak to 13
games. Marte, who has a nine-game hitting streak, produced three or more hits
for a third consecutive game.
San Francisco's Rafael Devers hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the fourth.
Gabriel Moreno homered leading off the third for Arizona's first baserunner.
The Diamondbacks then loaded the bases on three straight singles against Landen
Roupp (5-5), who retired Perdomo on a called third strike and induced an
inning-ending foul popup by Nolan Arenado to escape further damage.
Facing the Diamondbacks for a second straight start, Roupp struck out seven and
allowed four runs --- two earned --- on seven hits over five innings. He held
Arizona to one run and seven hits in six innings last Tuesday in Phoenix.
Dating to 2020, the Giants are 32-15 at home against Arizona.
Up next
Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodrguez (4-1, 2.24 ERA) pitches Tuesday opposite
Giants RHP Tyler Mahle (1-6, 6.10).
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