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Arenado Homers, Kelly Pitches 7 Strong Innings as Diamondbacks Beat Padres 3-1 to Split Series
Nolan Arenado hit his 11th homer and Merrill Kelly allowed one run over seven innings as Arizona took three of four from San Diego.
- On Thursday, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Diego Padres 3-1, taking three of four games in the series as Geraldo Perdomo's RBI single in the fifth inning provided the go-ahead run.
- Arizona and San Diego are jockeying for second place in the NL West, well behind the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers, who remained idle Thursday.
- Nolan Arenado hit his 11th homer of the season in the sixth inning, moving six hits shy of 2,000 career hits; the Southern California native holds 17 homers at Petco Park, most by a visiting player.
- Merrill Kelly held the Padres to one run and three hits over seven innings to earn the win, with Kevin Ginkel and Paul Sewald combining for perfect relief innings.
- Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez faces Dodgers RHP Shohei Ohtani on Friday night in Los Angeles, while Padres LHP JP Sears starts against Toronto at home.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nolan Arenado connected a home run and approached the 2,000 hits, and Merrill Kelly combined with two re-releases to allow just three unstoppable for the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night who beat the San Diego Fathers 3-1 on Thursday night to take three of the
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D-Backs' Merrill Kelly shuts down Padres to earn series split
(Photo credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images)Nolan Arenado homered and Merrill Kelly stifled the San Diego Padres over seven innings as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks earned a 3-1 win on Thursday night to split the teams' four-game series.Kelly (7-8) allowed just three hits and three walks, striking out six and improving to 10-6 in his career against San Diego. Kevin Ginkel pitched a clean eighth and Paul S
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