Marte’s 4-hit day helps Kelly win 4th straight start as D-backs beat Giants 6-2

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.

Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodríguez (4-1, 2.24 ERA) pitches Tuesday opposite Giants RHP Tyler Mahle (1-6, 6.10).

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Expert Picks

Over 0.5-121

Adrian Del Castillo • Bases • Player Prop

Picked May 25 @ 3:49 pm, 1 unit on Caesars

WIN

The Arizona Diamondbacks have now won a season best seven out of their last eight games. All the victories have came in the division, which included a home sweep over today’s opponent in the San Francisco Giants. Adrian Del Castillo’s has struggled on the season with a .181 batting average, and a drop in playing time. Yet his last multi hit game was against the San Francisco Giants, last Tuesday with Landen Roupp on the mound. He also moves up from the bottom of the lineup as he is hitting fifth today. Take Del Castillo to go over his combination prop offering today.

Zack’s Pick

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Diamondbacks 29-24	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	6	11	0
Giants 22-32	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1

Oracle ParkSan Francisco, CA

W: M. Kelly (5-3)L: L. Roupp (5-5)
HR: ARI – G. Moreno (2)

M. Kelly

P

7.0 IP, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO, 96 P
K. Marte

2B

4-5, R, 3 RBI, SO, 2B

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
K. Marte 2B	5	1	4	3	.275
C. Carroll RF	5	0	2	0	.304
G. Perdomo SS	5	1	1	1	.221
N. Arenado 3B	4	0	0	0	.268
A. Del Castillo DH	2	0	1	1	.187
a- I. Vargas PH-DH	2	0	0	0	.304
R. Waldschmidt CF-LF	5	0	0	0	.321
G. Moreno C	3	2	1	1	.248
J. Fernandez 1B	4	1	1	0	.264
T. Troy LF	3	1	1	0	.429
J. Barrosa CF	0	0	0	0	.179

a-struck out for Del Castillo in the 6th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG
W. Adames SS	3	1	1	0	.235
L. Arraez 2B	4	1	1	0	.318
C. Schmitt LF	4	0	1	0	.295
R. Devers 1B	3	0	1	2	.246
M. Chapman 3B	4	0	0	0	.235
D. Susac C	4	0	0	0	.327
B. Eldridge DH	2	0	0	0	.171
H. Bader CF	3	0	0	0	.175
D. Gilbert RF	3	0	1	0	.228

2B – K. Marte (11), J. Fernandez (5)
HR – G. Moreno (3)
RBI – K. Marte 3 (30), G. Perdomo (19), A. Del Castillo (18), G. Moreno (15)
2-Out RBI – A. Del Castillo
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – G. Perdomo, N. Arenado 2 (2), I. Vargas 2 (2)

2B – L. Arraez (10), C. Schmitt (10), R. Devers (14), D. Gilbert (4)
RBI – R. Devers 2 (27)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – C. Schmitt, R. Devers, D. Susac

DP – 2 (Perdomo-Fernandez; Arenado-Marte-Fernandez)

E – W. Adames (9)

PITCHERS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
M. Kelly(W, 5-3)	7.0	4	2	2	4	5.25
J. Loaisiga	1.0	1	0	0	0	2.66
B. Garcia	1.0	0	0	0	1	1.04

PITCHERS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
L. Roupp(L, 5-5)	5.0	7	2	1	7	3.30
J. Peguero	0.1	2	2	1	0	2.89
S. Hentges	0.2	1	0	1	1	0.00
J. Brubaker	3.0	1	0	1	1	2.96

Pitches-Strikes – M. Kelly 96-64, J. Loaisiga 14-9, B. Garcia 12-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls – M. Kelly 6-7, J. Loaisiga 1-1, B. Garcia 1-0
Batters Faced – M. Kelly 26, J. Loaisiga 4, B. Garcia 3

Pitches-Strikes – L. Roupp 93-62, J. Peguero 11-7, S. Hentges 13-9, J. Brubaker 35-23
Ground Balls-Fly Balls – L. Roupp 5-5, J. Peguero 1-1, S. Hentges 1-0, J. Brubaker 3-3
Batters Faced – L. Roupp 24, J. Peguero 4, S. Hentges 4, J. Brubaker 10