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Texas Rangers at Arizona Diamondbacks

Final
Chase Field76°, Roof Closed32,849

Recap

Player of the gameMerrill KellyARI4.1ip 2h 1er 3k

It was a historic night of sorts at Chase Field on Friday with a pair of players coming up with noteworthy accomplishments in the Diamondbacks' 9-1 win over the Rangers. Here are a few takeaways from the game: **1\. The Diamondbacks didn't lose ground to the Padres** The Diamondbacks are locked in a battle with the Padres for the final NL Wild Card spot and they entered play one-half game behind San Diego with a three-game series between the two clubs set for the end of the regular season. With the win, the Diamondbacks held serve as the Padres picked up a win over the Giants. Arizona skipper Torey Lovullo managed the game almost like it was a postseason game, pulling veteran starter Merrill Kelly with one out in the fifth inning and going to high-leverage reliever Kevin Ginkel, who managed to pitch out of the jam and keep the Rangers lead at 1-0. Said Lovullo, "My discussions with \[pitching coach Brian Kaplan\

Team stats

5Hits11
0Home runs2
4Walks5
8Strikeouts3
0Stolen bases0
152Pitches thrown144
3Pitching strikeouts8

Box score

BattersABRHRBIHRBBSO
Evan CarterCF3000012
Jake Burger1B3100012
Justin Foscue1B0000000
Brandon NimmoRF2000021
Wyatt LangfordLF4010002
Nicky Lopez2B3000001
Logan O'HoppeC1010000
Joc PedersonDH5021000
Danny JansenC2010000
Cody Freeman3B0000000
Cam CauleyRF0000000
Corey SeagerSS4000000
Ezequiel Duran3B-SS3000000
Totals30151048
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHR
Adam MackoP0.1222102
Jakob JunisP1.0200100
Jordan MontgomeryP2.0000010
Chase SilsethP0.2233000
MacKenzie GoreP4.0544320