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Alek Thomas hits 3-run homer, Merrill Kelly superb on mound, D-backs beat Rockies 7-3

PHOENIX (AP) Alek Thomas hit a three-run homer, Merrill Kelly threw 6 2/3 quality innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 on Friday night.

Thomas had his big moment in the sixth, connecting on a slider up in the zone from Jake Bird, launching it deep into the right-field seats for a 7-1 lead. The Diamondbacks had 14 hits on Friday, one night after having 18 hits in their season-opening win.

“It's definitely contagious,” Thomas said. “You definitely want to be a part of it. All of these guys, having good at-bats, putting good swings on balls, it's been pretty fun these past few days.”

Joc Pederson - playing his first game with the D-backs after signing a $9.5 million, one-year deal this offseason - had four hits, including a double. Ketel Marte added three hits, a walk and a stolen base.

Pederson had the first four-hit debut in franchise history. Marte is the first to have back-to-back, three-hit games to start the season.

Kelly (1-0) cruised for most the night, giving up one run on three hits while striking out eight. The right-hander has thrown at least five innings in 30 straight regular-season outings, which ranks second among current MLB pitchers, behind Mitch Keller's 32-game streak.

“It was fun to be out there,” Kelly said. “Fun to get the first one under your belt. Felt good. Glad we're able to get off to the start we have so far this year.”

Kelly's performance was reminiscent of the last time he was on the mound in Game 2 of the World Series. He threw seven brilliant innings in that game against the Texas Rangers, giving up one run and striking nine, leading the D-backs to their only win in the Fall Classic.

The Diamondbacks got their scoring started with back-to-back solo homers in the first from Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Christian Walker. It was Gurriel's second homer of the season - he also went deep for a two-run homer in the D-backs' 16-1 win in the opener.

Colorado's Elías Díaz hit a solo homer in the second to cut the D-backs' lead to 2-1. Charlie Blackmon had an RBI triple in the eighth and later scored on a wild pitch.

Cal Quantrill (0-1) gave up five runs on nine hits and a walk over five innings. Quantrill pitched the past 3 1/2 years for the Cleveland Guardians, but was traded to the Rockies during the offseason.

“He battled, he kept us in there,” Rockies manager Bud Black said. “He just got outpitched by their guy. (Kelly) pitched really good.”

The Diamondbacks were presented their National League championship rings during a pregame ceremony. It has 41 diamonds around the logo, signifying manager Torey Lovullo and team's 40-man roster, and also is personalized with each player's name.

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The Diamondbacks will send left-hander Tommy Henry to the mound on Saturday night while the Rockies counter with lefty Austin Gomber.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rockies COL0-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	1
Diamondbacks ARI2-0	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	X	7	14	0

Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ

W: M. Kelly (1-0)L: C. Quantrill (0-1)S: (0)
HR: COL - E. Diaz (4), ARI - C. Walker (12), A. Thomas (1), L. Gurriel (7)

COLRockies

ARIDiamondbacks

.M. KellyMerrill Kelly
P
6.2 IP, ER, 8 SO, 79 P
.A. ThomasAlek Thomas
CF
1-4, R, 3 RBI, HR, SO

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Blackmon DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	5.0
K. Bryant RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-1.5
N. Jones LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	1.5
B. Rodgers 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.125	.125	.250	.375	-1.5
R. McMahon 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.833	1.583	2.0
E. Diaz C	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.286	.286	.714	1.000	6.0
E. Tovar SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	0.5
E. Montero 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
B. Doyle CF	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1.0

HITTERS	AB
C. Blackmon DH	4
K. Bryant RF	4
N. Jones LF	4
B. Rodgers 2B	4
R. McMahon 3B	4
E. Diaz C	4
E. Tovar SS	3
E. Montero 1B	3
B. Doyle CF	3

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Carroll RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.143	.400	.143	.543	1.0
K. Marte 2B	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.667	.700	.667	1.367	7.0
L. Gurriel LF	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	.444	.500	1.111	1.611	6.5
C. Walker 1B	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	7	.333	.400	.778	1.178	6.0
J. Pederson DH	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.250	2.250	7.0
G. Moreno C	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.250	.333	.375	.708	2.0
E. Suarez 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.444	.500	.944	4.0
A. Thomas CF	4	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	.333	.333	.778	1.111	7.5
G. Perdomo SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.500	.875	2.0

HITTERS	AB
C. Carroll RF	4
K. Marte 2B	4
L. Gurriel LF	4
C. Walker 1B	5
J. Pederson DH	4
G. Moreno C	3
E. Suarez 3B	4
A. Thomas CF	4
G. Perdomo SS	4

2B - N. Jones
3B - C. Blackmon
HR - E. Diaz
RBI - C. Blackmon, E. Diaz
2-Out RBI - C. Blackmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Rodgers

2B - J. Pederson, G. Perdomo
HR - L. Gurriel (2), C. Walker, A. Thomas
RBI - L. Gurriel (6), C. Walker (3), J. Pederson, E. Suarez (3), A. Thomas 3 (4)
2-Out RBI - L. Gurriel, C. Walker, J. Pederson
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Walker 2 (2), G. Moreno 2 (2)

SB - K. Marte
CS - C. Carroll

DP - (Tovar-Rodgers-Montero)
E - N. Jones

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Quantrill (L, 0-1)	5.0	9	5	5	1	1	2	9.00	2.00	-4.5
J. Bird	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	1	9.00	2.50	-1.0
T. Kinley	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0.00	3.00	0.5

PITCHERS	IP
C. Quantrill (L, 0-1)	5.0
J. Bird	2.0
T. Kinley	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Kelly (W, 1-0)	6.2	3	1	1	8	1	1.35	0.45	30.0
J. Mantiply	1.0	3	2	2	2	0	18.00	3.00	-1.0
R. Thompson	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	1.5
K. Ginkel	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Kelly (W, 1-0)	6.2
J. Mantiply	1.0
R. Thompson	0.1
K. Ginkel	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - C. Quantrill 88-56, J. Bird 34-22, T. Kinley 25-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Quantrill 9-4, J. Bird 4-5, T. Kinley 1-0
Batters Faced - C. Quantrill 24, J. Bird 11, T. Kinley 5

Pitches-Strikes - M. Kelly 79-57, J. Mantiply 21-16, R. Thompson 4-3, K. Ginkel 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Kelly 4-7, J. Mantiply 1-1, K. Ginkel 3-0
Batters Faced - M. Kelly 22, J. Mantiply 6, R. Thompson, K. Ginkel 4

.M. KellyMerrill Kelly
P
6.2 IP, ER, 8 SO, 79 P
.A. ThomasAlek Thomas
CF
1-4, R, 3 RBI, HR, SO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rockies COL0-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7	1
Diamondbacks ARI2-0	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	X	7	14	0

Chase FieldPhoenix, AZ

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Blackmon DH	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.500	.786	5.0
K. Bryant RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-1.5
N. Jones LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	1.5
B. Rodgers 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.125	.125	.250	.375	-1.5
R. McMahon 3B	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.667	.750	.833	1.583	2.0
E. Diaz C	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.286	.286	.714	1.000	6.0
E. Tovar SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	0.5
E. Montero 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
B. Doyle CF	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	1.0
Total	33	3	7	2	1	11	3	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
C. Blackmon DH	4
K. Bryant RF	4
N. Jones LF	4
B. Rodgers 2B	4
R. McMahon 3B	4
E. Diaz C	4
E. Tovar SS	3
E. Montero 1B	3
B. Doyle CF	3
Total	33

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Carroll RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.143	.400	.143	.543	1.0
K. Marte 2B	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	.667	.700	.667	1.367	7.0
L. Gurriel LF	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	.444	.500	1.111	1.611	6.5
C. Walker 1B	5	1	1	1	1	0	0	7	.333	.400	.778	1.178	6.0
J. Pederson DH	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.250	2.250	7.0
G. Moreno C	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.250	.333	.375	.708	2.0
E. Suarez 3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.444	.500	.944	4.0
A. Thomas CF	4	1	1	3	1	0	1	2	.333	.333	.778	1.111	7.5
G. Perdomo SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.375	.375	.500	.875	2.0
Total	36	7	14	7	3	4	2	20	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
C. Carroll RF	4
K. Marte 2B	4
L. Gurriel LF	4
C. Walker 1B	5
J. Pederson DH	4
G. Moreno C	3
E. Suarez 3B	4
A. Thomas CF	4
G. Perdomo SS	4
Total	36

2B - N. Jones
3B - C. Blackmon
HR - E. Diaz
RBI - C. Blackmon, E. Diaz
2-Out RBI - C. Blackmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Rodgers

2B - J. Pederson, G. Perdomo
HR - L. Gurriel (2), C. Walker, A. Thomas
RBI - L. Gurriel (6), C. Walker (3), J. Pederson, E. Suarez (3), A. Thomas 3 (4)
2-Out RBI - L. Gurriel, C. Walker, J. Pederson
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Walker 2 (2), G. Moreno 2 (2)

SB - K. Marte
CS - C. Carroll

DP - (Tovar-Rodgers-Montero)
E - N. Jones

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Quantrill (L, 0-1)	5.0	9	5	5	1	1	2	9.00	2.00	-4.5
J. Bird	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	1	9.00	2.50	-1.0
T. Kinley	1.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0.00	3.00	0.5
Total	8.0	14	7	7	4	2	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
C. Quantrill (L, 0-1)	5.0
J. Bird	2.0
T. Kinley	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Kelly (W, 1-0)	6.2	3	1	1	8	1	1.35	0.45	30.0
J. Mantiply	1.0	3	2	2	2	0	18.00	3.00	-1.0
R. Thompson	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	1.5
K. Ginkel	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.00	2.0
Total	9.0	7	3	3	11	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Kelly (W, 1-0)	6.2
J. Mantiply	1.0
R. Thompson	0.1
K. Ginkel	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - C. Quantrill 88-56, J. Bird 34-22, T. Kinley 25-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - C. Quantrill 9-4, J. Bird 4-5, T. Kinley 1-0
Batters Faced - C. Quantrill 24, J. Bird 11, T. Kinley 5

Pitches-Strikes - M. Kelly 79-57, J. Mantiply 21-16, R. Thompson 4-3, K. Ginkel 18-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Kelly 4-7, J. Mantiply 1-1, K. Ginkel 3-0
Batters Faced - M. Kelly 22, J. Mantiply 6, R. Thompson, K. Ginkel 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

1ST INNING
Gurriel homered to left 0 1
Walker homered to left center 0 2
2ND INNING
Diaz homered to left center 1 2
3RD INNING
Pederson reached on an infield single to shortstop, Marte scored 1 3
6TH INNING
Suarez singled to right, Pederson scored, Moreno to third 1 4
Thomas homered to right, Suarez and Moreno scored 1 7
8TH INNING
Blackmon tripled to deep right center, Doyle scored 2 7
Blackmon scored on wild pitch 3 7

1ST INNING
	Gurriel homered to left	0	1
	Walker homered to left center	0	2

2ND INNING
	Diaz homered to left center	1	2

3RD INNING
	Pederson reached on an infield single to shortstop, Marte scored	1	3

6TH INNING
	Suarez singled to right, Pederson scored, Moreno to third	1	4
	Thomas homered to right, Suarez and Moreno scored	1	7

8TH INNING
	Blackmon tripled to deep right center, Doyle scored	2	7
	Blackmon scored on wild pitch	3	7

1ST INNING
Rockies
M. Kelly Pitching:
C. Blackmon: Strike looking, Ball, Blackmon lined out to second
K. Bryant: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Bryant struck out swinging
N. Jones: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Jones doubled to deep center
B. Rodgers: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Rodgers struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
C. Quantrill Pitching:
C. Carroll: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Carroll lined out to left
K. Marte: Strike looking, Ball, Marte grounded out to first
L. Gurriel: Ball, Ball, Gurriel homered to left
C. Walker: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Walker homered to left center
J. Pederson: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Pederson doubled to deep left
G. Moreno: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Moreno flied out to deep center
End of the 1st (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Rockies
M. Kelly Pitching:
R. McMahon: Strike looking, McMahon flied out to deep left
E. Diaz: Strike looking, Diaz homered to left center
E. Tovar: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Tovar singled to center
E. Montero: Tovar picked off at first, pitcher to first, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Foul, Ball, Montero flied out to right
Middle of the 2nd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
C. Quantrill Pitching:
E. Suarez: Strike looking, Foul, Suarez singled to left
A. Thomas: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Thomas struck out swinging
G. Perdomo: Strike looking, Perdomo lined out to left
C. Carroll: Strike looking, Carroll grounded out to shortstop
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Rockies
M. Kelly Pitching:
B. Doyle: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Doyle struck out swinging
C. Blackmon: Ball, Blackmon grounded out to third
K. Bryant: Foul, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Bryant struck out swinging
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
C. Quantrill Pitching:
K. Marte: Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Marte singled to center
L. Gurriel: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Marte stole second, Gurriel flied out to left, Marte to third
C. Walker: Ball, Ball, Walker flied out to shallow center
J. Pederson: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Pederson reached on an infield single to shortstop, Marte scored
G. Moreno: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Pederson to second on wild pitch, Strike looking, Moreno grounded out to pitcher
End of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Rockies
M. Kelly Pitching:
N. Jones: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Jones struck out swinging
B. Rodgers: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Rodgers struck out looking
R. McMahon: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, McMahon grounded out to first
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
C. Quantrill Pitching:
E. Suarez: Suarez fouled out to first
A. Thomas: Strike looking, Thomas grounded out to second
G. Perdomo: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Perdomo lined out to left
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Rockies
M. Kelly Pitching:
E. Diaz: Diaz flied out to right
E. Tovar: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Tovar popped out to second
E. Montero: Ball, Montero flied out to deep center
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
C. Quantrill Pitching:
C. Carroll: Carroll singled to right
K. Marte: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Pickoff attempt, Marte singled to center, Carroll to second
L. Gurriel: Strike looking, Carroll caught stealing third, catcher to third, Marte to second, Gurriel grounded out to third
C. Walker: Walker grounded out to third
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Rockies
M. Kelly Pitching:
B. Doyle: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Doyle struck out looking
C. Blackmon: Blackmon grounded out to first
K. Bryant: Bryant flied out to deep right
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
C. Quantrill Pitching:
J. Pederson: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Pederson reached on an infield single to shortstop
G. Moreno: Ball, Ball, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Moreno walked, Pederson to second
Jacob Bird relieved Cal Quantrill
E. Suarez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Suarez singled to right, Pederson scored, Moreno to third
A. Thomas: Strike swinging, Thomas homered to right, Suarez and Moreno scored
G. Perdomo: Perdomo flied out to deep center
C. Carroll: Ball, Carroll grounded out to third
K. Marte: Strike looking, Ball, Marte singled to left center
L. Gurriel: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Gurriel walked, Marte to second
C. Walker: Strike looking, Walker flied out to shallow center
End of the 6th (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Rockies
M. Kelly Pitching:
N. Jones: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Jones grounded out to second
B. Rodgers: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Rodgers struck out swinging
Joe Mantiply relieved Merrill Kelly
R. McMahon: Strike looking, McMahon singled to right
E. Diaz: Ball, Strike swinging, Diaz reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, McMahon out at second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Diamondbacks
J. Bird Pitching:
J. Pederson: Ball, Foul, Foul on left fielder Jones dropped ball error, Foul, Pederson singled to center
G. Moreno: Ball, Strike looking, Moreno flied out to center
E. Suarez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Suarez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Pederson out at second
A. Thomas: Ball, Foul, Thomas flied out to center
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Rockies
J. Mantiply Pitching:
E. Tovar: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Tovar struck out swinging
E. Montero: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Montero struck out swinging
B. Doyle: Ball, Doyle singled to center
C. Blackmon: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Blackmon tripled to deep right center, Doyle scored
Ryan Thompson relieved Joe Mantiply
K. Bryant: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Blackmon scored on wild pitch, Strike swinging, Bryant struck out swinging
Middle of the 8th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Diamondbacks
Tyler Kinley relieved Jacob Bird
G. Perdomo: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Perdomo doubled to right
C. Carroll: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Carroll walked
K. Marte: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Marte walked, Perdomo to third, Carroll to second
L. Gurriel: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike looking, Gurriel struck out looking
C. Walker: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Walker grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Marte out at second
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Rockies
Kevin Ginkel relieved Ryan Thompson
N. Jones: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Jones grounded out to second
B. Rodgers: Ball, Rodgers grounded out to third
R. McMahon: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, McMahon singled to deep center
E. Diaz: Ball, Strike swinging, Diaz reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, McMahon out at second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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