mlb Game Recap
Merrill Kelly Earns Win in St. Louis Cardinals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Game
Arizona grabbed a 6-3 win over St. Louis on Monday, as Merrill Kelly was credited with a win at Busch Stadium.
Arizona was an underdog by +130 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Merrill Kelly earned the victory for the Diamondbacks, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 0, and allowing 5 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 4 RBIs from Pavin Smith in the win.
St. Louis got a 6-inning outing from Jack Flaherty in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 3 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Willson Contreras had 2 hits in the loss for the Cardinals.
The battle of the bats favored St. Louis as they had 5 hits, while Arizona only had 6.
The game was closed out by Andrew Chafin who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 2 batters to earn the save.