Diamondbacks’ Brandon Pfaadt: Lit up for six runs in loss
Pfaadt (7-3) allowed six runs on 10 hits and a hit batsman while striking out seven and walking none over 6.2 innings, taking the loss versus the Rangers on Saturday.
Pfaadt again provided good length, but he wasn’t able to collect a third straight quality start. He has given up 20 runs over 31.1 innings across his last five starts, going winless in that stretch. For the season, the right-hander is at a 3.77 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and 84:29 K:BB through 124 innings over 27 games (17 starts). Pfaadt is projected to make his next start at home versus the Yankees.
The Diamondbacks recalled Locklear from Triple-A Reno and placed him on the 60-day injured list Saturday due to a fractured right thumb.
Locklear was dispatched to Triple-A last month but was summoned back to the big leagues Saturday so the team could place him on the 60-day IL to open a spot on the 40-man roster for Pavin Smith. The move effectively ends Locklear’s season after slashing .278/.357/.444 with one home run, six RBI, eight runs scored, one stolen base and a 4:9 BB:K across 42 plate appearances in the majors. He posted an .871 OPS with 10 homers and 46 RBI at Reno.
Diamondbacks’ Adrian Del Castillo: Sent back to minors
The Diamondbacks optioned Del Castillo to Triple-A Reno on Saturday.
Del Castillo was summoned from Reno last weekend but will head back in favor of Pavin Smith, whose contract was selected in a corresponding move. Del Castillo has slashed .196/.249/.313 with five home runs, 24 RBI, 18 runs scored, one stolen base and a 13:55 BB:K across 195 trips to the plate at the big-league level this season.
Diamondbacks’ Pavin Smith: Back in big leagues
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The Diamondbacks selected Smith‘s contract from Triple-A Reno on Saturday.
Smith opened the season as the Diamondbacks’ main designated hitter against right-handed pitching, but he slashed just .141/.236/.192 with two extra-base hits and six RBI across 89 plate appearances before being DFA’d in early July. With Reno, Smith hit .301 with a .925 OPS across 181 trips to the plate to earn another chance at the big-league level.
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) After months of anticipation, the Los Angeles Chargers are ready to unleash their new offensive look under Mike McDaniel.
The team is counting on his speed-based schemes and high-flying attacks to improve an offense that ranked 12th in the NFL last season.
McDaniel was hired as offensive coordinator in January, less than three weeks after being fired as coach of the Miami Dolphins, ending a four-season run in which he went 35-33. He replaced Greg Roman, who was dismissed after two seasons.
Just what McDaniel has up the sleeves of his ever-present sweatshirt will be unveiled Sunday when the Chargers host the Arizona Cardinals to open the season.
“The way we approach the run game has been much different,” tackle Joe Alt said.
McDaniel’s immediate focus was to help quarterback Justin Herbert, who was sacked six times in the Chargers’ AFC wild-card loss to the New England Patriots to end last season.
Under McDaniel, Herbert will be looking to throw more quickly and line up with his left foot forward in the shotgun. The goal is to keep the quarterback on his feet and healthy after he took a beating in several games last year.
The Chargers’ offensive line will get a boost from the return of Pro Bowl tackles Rashawn Slater and Alt, whose season-ending injuries contributed to Herbert’s woes.
“They’re two of the best to do it,” Herbert said.
Arizona is looking to bounce back after going 3-14 last year and firing coach Jonathan Gannon after three seasons.
The Cardinals hope rookie running back Jeremiyah Love makes his debut Sunday. The No. 3 overall pick out of Notre Dame has been slowed by a sprained ankle he suffered in a preseason game a month ago.
Chargers left guard Kayode Awosika is slated to start in Week 1 for the first time in his career. He got the job over four others, including rookie Jake Slaughter, a second-round pick who moved to center after Tyler Biadasz suffered a season-ending torn ACL in a joint practice with the San Francisco 49ers last month.
“He’s done such a great job of picking up the offense,” Herbert said of Slaughter, “and playing like a veteran out there.”
Arizona (3-14) at the Los Angeles Chargers (11-6) in Inglewood, California.
When/where to watch: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS.
Latest odds: Chargers by 9 1/2.
Last meeting: Cardinals beat Chargers 17-15 on Oct. 21, 2024, in Glendale, Arizona, handing Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh his first-ever loss on “Monday Night Football.”
Series record: Chargers lead 11-5.
Arizona rookie coach Mike LaFleur vs. Harbaugh. Hired in February, LaFleur makes his NFL head coaching debut after spending 12 seasons as an assistant and coordinator, the last three leading the Los Angeles Rams’ offense. Harbaugh has a 71-36-1 record over six seasons with the Chargers and the San Francisco 49ers. The Bolts have posted back-to-back 11-win seasons under him, finishing second in the AFC West both years. LaFleur spent seven years with McDaniel on coaching staffs across three NFL teams, making two Super Bowl appearances together. LaFleur’s brother, Matt, coaches the Green Bay Packers.
– Los Angeles has won five of the past seven meetings.
– Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett is 2-1 in his career in Week 1 starts and has won two straight, including victories in 2024 with the Patriots and in 2022 with the Browns.
– Chargers QB Justin Herbert needs 120 passing yards to reach 25,000 for his career. Playing in his 96th game on Sunday, he would be the fourth-fastest player to reach that mark.
– Cardinals TE Trey McBride caught 126 passes last season, an NFL record for a tight end. He enters Week 1 with five-plus receptions in each of his last 10 road games, tying for the longest such streak by a tight end in league history.
– Chargers K Cameron Dicker needs one field goal for 130 in his career, and he could reach that mark in 63 games, which would be the fastest in NFL history.
– Cardinals edge rusher Josh Sweat had a career-high 12 sacks last season, which led the team. He was the first Arizona player with double-digit sacks since J.J. Watt had 12.5 in 2022.
– During the preseason, Arizona led the NFL in total offense with 402 yards per game and ranked second in rushing (149.5 yards), second in passing (252.5 yards) and third in scoring (27.0 points).
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PROVO, Utah (AP) Bear Bachmeier threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns to rally No. 15 BYU Cougars to a 28-17 victory over Arizona Wildcats on Saturday.
Bachmeier also ran for a touchdown to help the Cougars (2-0, 1-0 Big 12) earn their first conference victory of the season. LJ Martin led BYU on the ground with 98 yards on 20 carries. The Cougars improved to 6-0 against Arizona under coach Kalani Sitake.
Noah Fifita threw for 230 yards and a touchdown and ran for another to lead the Wildcats. Arizona (1-1, 0-1) was shut out after halftime after scoring on three of its first six drives.
“I thought the guys settled down and played a lot more assignment sound in the second half and then we were able to make some plays, and get some sacks and get some disruption,” Sitake said. “I thought there was a good return to our basics.”
The Wildcats totaled only 87 yards and averaged 4.4 yards per play after halftime.
“You gotta be able to play a complete game and we haven’t done that offensively,” Fifita said. “I take the blame for that. I gotta be more consistent in the second half.”
Bachmeier threw a pair of short touchdown passes to Kyler Kasper to help BYU take a 28-17 lead with 6:10 left. Arizona had a shot at a go-ahead score following Kasper’s first TD, but Rodney Gallagher III was tackled short of the marker at the BYU 18 on 4th down.
The Cougars only needed four plays to get Kasper’s second score after Bachmeier hit Legend Glasker with a 61-yard pass on the second play of the drive.
“We just knew it was an opportunity to finish off the game,” Martin said. “Just had them where we wanted them.”
Fifita completed 6 of 7 passes on Arizona’s opening drive and capped it by scrambling 11 yards for a touchdown. BYU tied it on a 6-yard run by Bachmeier after Cade Uluave returned an interception to the Arizona 9-yard line.
The Cougars took their first lead at 14-10, early in the second quarter when Reggie Frischknecht took a short pass over the middle 25 yards for his first career collegiate TD.
The Wildcats moved back in front 17-14 before halftime when Fifita found Shane King on a 16-yard pass.
BYU had more success after halftime with limiting short quick passes as a playmaking option for Fifita.
“There was a ton of great plays that guys made around the ball,” Uluave said. “Flying to the ball and just getting there.”
Fifita was efficient at moving the chains throughout the first half. He made clean reads and enough big plays to keep BYU’s defense off balance. The Wildcats held the ball 21 1/2 minutes in the first half while mounting two long scoring drives totaling 22 combined plays.
BYU dialed up the defensive pressure as the game progressed. The Cougars allowed minus-2 rushing yards after halftime and had back-to-back sacks on Fifita in the fourth quarter.
Trailing 21-17 midway through the fourth quarter, Arizona drove from its own 25 to the BYU 21. Wildcats coach Brent Brennan passed up a field goal and decided to go for it on 4th-and-4. Fifita completed a short pass to Gallagher, but he did not reach the first-down marker.
The officiating crew initially gave Arizona a first down before overturning it following a review. BYU scored four plays later to push the lead to double digits.
“I just have a lot of faith in Noah, and he delivered a strike, but BYU made a great play, a great tackle in space and stopped us short of the sticks,” Brennan said.
Arizona: hosts Northern Illinois next Saturday.
BYU: at Colorado State next Saturday.
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Picked Sep 6 @ 10:17 pm, 1 unit on DraftKings
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Yes, I’m biased with this pick as I’m a UofA diehard and season ticket holder. But I’m not risking my record simply making a homer pick. I talked to Arizona’s coaches multiple times this offseason and they’ve circled this game since blowing a ten point lead in the final 4:08 last October. The Wildcats have allowed only ONE offensive touchdown in their last six games dating back to November 2025 and I was very impressed with their front seven against Northern Arizona in Week 1. Also, Arizona senior quarterback Noah Fifita won’t be intimidated by the hostile Cougars crowd. This one will be close either way and 7.5 points is too big a spread. BYU 24, Arizona 20.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) Marcel Reed had three touchdown passes and the defense scored twice in the fourth quarter as No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies pulled away late for a 48-20 victory over Arizona State Sun Devils on Saturday.
The Aggies led by 4 before Reed threw a 33-yard touchdown pass to Mario Craver on the second play of the fourth quarter to make it 31-20.
Tyler White fumbled before a punt later in the fourth and Arizona State (1-1) recovered on the Texas A&M 34. But A&M’s T.J. Searcy hit Cutter Boley as he threw on the next play and 261-pound defensive end Marco Jones grabbed the ball and rumbled 55 yards for the score.
“Time slowed down and I was like I’m going to go get it,” Jones said.
A&M (2-0) led 41-20 later in the fourth when Julio Humphrey intercepted Boley and returned it 45 yards for another score.
Texas A&M’s offense struggled to get going and was inconsistent at times, with Reed going 15 of 25 for 163 yards with an interception before the defense turned this game into a blowout.
“At times we played ugly, but we did the winning things right,” coach Mike Elko said. “We don’t want to live like that, but that’s what we did today, and that’s how we got the win.”
Boley was 21 of 34 for 254 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Reed Harris, a Boston College transfer, had a career-high 189 yards receiving with two scores after he had 137 yards receiving and two TDs last week.
“They had a really, really good plan and big credit to our kids for staying composed, hearing the adjustments, listening to the adjustments,” Elko said.
Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham didn’t take any solace in his team outgaining the Aggies 369-255.
“Stats are for losers,” he said. “Our stats showed that we played well and they’re for losers and that’s a great example of it. But it does show that we can be competitive, it does show that we can hang and it does show that we have a good football team. But we’ve got to clean up the important things.”
Lyrik Rawls made a diving interception on Reed’s first throw of the second half and the Sun Devils added a field goal on the ensuing drive to cut the lead to 17-13.
Reed found Isaiah Horton in the corner of the end zone on a 13-yard reception on A&M’s next possession to push the lead to 24-13.
Harris got in front of safety Dalton Brooks for a reception later in the third and simply outran him to the end zone for a 58-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 24-20 before Boley’s late mistakes doomed the Sun Devils.
Arizona State muffed a punt with about six minutes left in the first quarter and Texas A&M recovered the ball on the 8. Rueben Owens gave the Aggies an early lead on his 2-yard scoring run three plays later.
A 21-yard TD catch by Harris tied it 7-7 near the end of the first.
The Aggies regained the lead when Reed found Horton wide open in the end zone for a 4-yard score with about nine minutes left in the second.
Arizona State: The Sun Devils have a dynamic offense and if they can cut down on their mistakes, they could be a contender in the Big 12 Conference.
Texas A&M: The Aggies must limit big plays and Reed will need to be more accurate if they hope to stay undefeated as they begin Southeastern Conference play next week.
Horton had two touchdown receptions after scoring once in his Texas A&M debut last week following his transfer from Alabama.
Elko has been impressed with the work of the 6-foot-4, 215-pound Horton so far.
“We needed that big receiver,” Elko said. “And you saw where the big receiver can help you in the red zone.”
The normally maroon-clad crowd at Kyle Field instead wore red, white and blue on Saturday to commemorate Friday’s 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Fans in the upper deck wore red, the middle sections donned white and those in the lower level wore blue. The field was decorated for the remembrance, with one end zone painted red, the other one blue and the Texas A&M logo at midfield painted to look like the flag.
Arizona State: Opens Big 12 play against Kansas in the Union Jack Classic at Wembley Stadium in London next Saturday.
Texas A&M: Hosts Kentucky next Saturday.
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Picked Sep 9 @ 1:19 am, 1 unit on FanDuel
Do you understand how painful it is for me to make this pick? I can’t stand ASU. They are literally my arch nemesis. But this line is just too high and business is business. Arizona State quarterback Cutter Boley was sensational in Week 1 against Morgan State and might be the franchise QB the Sun Devils are looking for to replace Sam Leavitt. Texas A&M is very good and a playoff contender led by QB Marcel Reed, but they aren’t more than two touchdowns better than Kenny Dillingham’s team, especially this early in the season. Texas A&M 31, Arizona State 24.
We’ve got two teams that used Week 1 as the perfect test session for their season, as they’re supposed to. Texas A&M had a 50-0 win while ASU cruised to a 70-7 win. But what I was alerted to before the game was that ASU has a new quarterback transfer from Kentucky named Cutter Boley and Coach Kenny Dillingham gave him extreme confidence, letting him throw all over the field for 387 yards with six touchdown passes and no picks while completing 77.8 of his passes. Texas A&M is probably the value side, with the spread that should be 13 on a neutral field, plus 6 points given to the home edge for a spread that should be maybe -19. Sun Devils over the total.
Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka.
First, it was the No. 1 ranking in women’s tennis, then the U.S. Open trophy.
The tournament that for so long was a struggle for Rybakina turned into the site of her coronation.
Rybakina won her first U.S. Open title and punctuated her climb to the top of her sport by beating Sabalenka 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 on Saturday.
Elena Rybakina reacts after winning the U.S. Open final at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 12, 2026, in Flushing, New York.Pete Staples/USTA via Getty Images
Rybakina had already been guaranteed to replace Sabalenka at No. 1 in the rankings next week and for good measure took the title that Sabalenka had won the previous two years.
“It’s tough to find words right now, honestly,” Rybakina said. “I don’t expect nothing like this coming to this tournament. I’ve been dealing with a little bit with an injury, but somehow everything aligned together on my side.”
It was the third Grand Slam title for Rybakina and the second this year — both against Sabalenka on hard courts. She opened the season by beating Sabalenka for the Australian Open title.
This time, Rybakina stopped Sabalenka’s 19-match winning streak at the U.S. Open, where she hadn’t lost since falling to Coco Gauff in the 2023 final.
Rybakina earned $5.5 million, the largest prize in Grand Slam history, and tied Sabalenka and French Open winner Mirra Andreeva with a tour-high three titles this season.
Sabalenka took home $2.8 million, but it was clear how little that meant to her, as she smashed her racket after a brief hug with Rybakina at the net.
Sabalenka was trying to become the first person since Serena Williams from 2012 to 2014 to win three in a row at Flushing Meadows.
“I was just out there competing, trying to do my best with what I had there today,” Sabalenka said. “Not good enough.”
Rybakina dethroned the champ without even having her best stuff. The WTA Tour leader in aces got less than half of her first serves in but instead put Sabalenka under constant pressure with a strong return game, racking up 12 break chances and converting three, which was all she needed.
The third meeting of No. 1 vs. No. 2 in a U.S. Open women’s final since 2000 was the first to go the way of the challenger. Williams was the top seed for the other two, beating her sister Venus in 2002 and Victoria Azarenka in 2013.
The numbers didn’t signify much this time, because they are going to flip Monday. Sabalenka has held the top spot for 99 consecutive weeks, but Rybakina gained enough points to unseat her simply by reaching the semifinals.
She didn’t stop there.
The 27-year-old who was born in Russia but represents Kazakhstan won her first major title at Wimbledon in 2022 and now needs just the French Open to complete the career Grand Slam.
And it’s clear her power — and her ability to absorb her opponent’s — was something that unnerved Sabalenka.
“Her serve is amazing, the way she’s able to step in and overpower you on court, and especially if it’s a U.S. Open court where it’s super fast, it’s definitely a huge advantage for her,” Sabalenka said. “A lot of things make her dangerous.”
A native of Belarus, Sabalenka sometimes swings from her heels, like a golfer trying to unleash a 300-yard drive, grunting “Aaaaahhhh!” as she takes her mighty cuts.
Rybakina’s power comes more easily. There is little sound coming from her side of the net besides the squeaking of her sneakers, and she rarely shows any hint of stress.
“I think Elena is probably — not nonchalant, I don’t want to say that, because she’s not nonchalant — but just no reaction ever,” Gauff said after losing to Rybakina in the semifinals.
Rybakina did show some frustration after pulling a backhand wide with a break point in the opening game of the third set, but soon she had taken charge of the match for good.
Sabalenka had won the two other meetings this season, on the hard courts at Indian Wells and Miami, and leads their rivalry 10-8.
But her season then took a strange dip after those victories. Sabalenka fell to Naomi Osaka in the fourth round at Wimbledon, then returned to action with consecutive fourth-round exits in Toronto and Cincinnati.
Rybakina had to take a brief break after she was forced to stop playing in her quarterfinal match
against Iga Swiatek in Cincinnati because of a foot injury, but she was healthy in time for a tournament where she had never done particularly well, failing to advance past the fourth round until this year.
“I honestly was coming here for the last 10 years, and it was never successful — nothing close to that,” Rybakina said. “It’s just incredible. I’m falling in love with New York more and more.”
Arthur Ashe Stadium, meanwhile, had been Sabalenka’s house, with four straight trips to the final and six to at least the semis. Whatever troubled her during the summer seemed forgotten once she was back in New York — until Saturday.
Sabalenka repeatedly looked toward her coaches’ box with her palms up, wondering why everything was going so poorly, and showed much more frustration than that when she double-faulted to hand Rybakina a 3-2 lead in the first set. Rybakina hit the serve back and the ball bounced directly to Sabalenka, who whacked it into the crowd, earning a warning from the chair umpire.
Sabalenka eventually began putting consistent pressure on Rybakina in the second set. She picked up two break points with a chance to end the set with a 5-4 lead, and though Rybakina won four straight points to get out of that jam, Sabalenka got another chance in the next service game and this time capitalized, stepping into a return to set up a miss by Rybakina.
PHOENIX (AP) Ezequiel Duran had a two-run single and Wyatt Langford hit a solo homer during a six-run fifth inning to lead the Texas Rangers over the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Saturday night to even the three-game series.
The Rangers improved to 73-76 and are just two games back of the final American League wild card despite a sub-.500 record.
Arizona fell to 79-70 and is 1 1/2 games behind the San Diego Padres for the final National League wild card.
The Rangers took advantage of a close replay call that went in their favor during the decisive fifth.
The D-backs thought they were out of the jam with the score tied at 1-all after turning an inning-ending double play, but first base umpire Bill Miller ruled Corey Seager safe at first, signaling that pitcher Brandon Pfaadt’s foot was off the bag. Arizona challenged the call, but the video review proved inconclusive and Miller’s call was upheld.
The Rangers would go on to score five more runs after the review. Duran’s two-run single was among the clutch hits.
Pfaadt (7-3) gave up six runs on 10 hits over 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven.
Rangers right-hander Kumar Rocker gave up one run on two hits and two walks over four innings. He struck out five. Langford’s solo homer to lead off the fifth was his 17th long ball of the season.
Two-time All-Star Nathan Eovaldi (elbow) returned from the injured list for the Rangers, pitching in relief for the first time since 2019. He threw 2 2/3 innings, giving up one run on four hits while striking out two.
The D-backs send LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5, 2.55 ERA) to the mound Sunday while the Rangers counter with RHP Cal Quantrill (8-5, 2.89)
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Cardinals’ Isaiah Adams: Ruled out due to knee injury
Adams (knee) has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Cardinals.
Adams has been working through a knee injury since the end of training camp, and the issue was severe enough for him to miss all three practice sessions during Week 1 prep. Per Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com, Jon Gaines will start at right guard in Adams’ absence.
Cardinals’ Garrett Williams: Won’t suit up against Chargers
Williams (Achilles) is listed as out for Sunday’s game against the Chargers.
Williams was limited at practice all week as he continues to recover from the torn Achilles he suffered late last season, and he’ll have to wait at least one more week to make his 2026 debut. In his stead, Kei’Trel Clark could see a small uptick in snaps.
Cardinals’ Dadrion Taylor-Demerson: Won’t play against Chargers
Taylor-Demerson (ribs) is listed as out for Sunday’s game against the Chargers.
Taylor-Demerson missed practice Thursday and Friday after logging a limited session Wednesday, and he’ll now have to spend Sunday on the sidelines. In his absence, 2025 seventh-rounder Kitan Crawford might get a couple more chances to rotate in on defense.
Cardinals’ Jeremiyah Love: Questionable for Week 1
Love (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game at the Chargers, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
Love has been tending to a high-ankle sprain that he suffered preseason Week 1, and nearly one month later, he was able to log three consecutive limited practices and set himself up for his pro debut. Ultimately, the Cardinals may not make a call on Love’s status until roughly 90 minutes before Sunday’s 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff, which was corroborated by coach Mike LaFleur, who told Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.com on Friday that Love will be a game-time decision. In the end, an active Love on Sunday would share the backfield with Tyler Allgeier.
Arenado went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday’s 9-1 win over the Rangers.
Arenado’s power continues to trend well — he has homered three times over his last five games while adding five RBI in that span. The third baseman has also drawn at least one walk in four straight contests, a big improvement after he earned just seven free passes in all of August. Arenado is batting .239 with a .756 OPS, 24 homers, 70 RBI, 68 runs scored, 21 doubles, one triple and four stolen bases through 138 games this year.
Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll: Homers in return to lineup
Carroll went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday’s 9-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
Carroll went yard as part of a five-run sixth inning for the Diamondbacks. The outfielder had missed the previous two games due to lower back discomfort. He reached the 20-homer mark Friday, but his power has been a little lacking recently, as he has just two long balls over his last 25 games. For the season, he’s batting .240 with an .803 OPS, 63 RBI, 86 runs scored, 30 doubles, 16 triples and 21 stolen bases over 142 contests. Carroll has reached the 20-20 mark in each of his four full major-league seasons.
Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly: Short outing Friday
Kelly allowed one run on two hits, three walks and a hit batsman while striking out three over 4.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Rangers on Friday.
Kelly needed 80 pitches (48 strikes) to get through this start, with Joc Pederson’s RBI double in his third at-bat ending the right-hander’s outing. The short start kept Kelly from having a chance at a third straight quality start. The 37-year-old has pitched to a 4.97 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 102:67 K:BB across 152 innings over 27 starts this season. Kelly’s next start is tentatively projected to come at home versus the Yankees, but he could be moved up to face the Marlins instead if the Diamondbacks opt to piggyback Zac Gallen and Michael Soroka again.
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