Longtime Arizona Diamondbacks teammates Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly faced each other for the first time in their careers on Wednesday, and it was the now-Texas Rangers pitcher who came out ahead.
Because Texas led 3-2 when Gallen exited, Kelly will maintain his sole position as third in Diamondbacks history for pitcher wins (62). Gallen sits one win behind.
In the first inning, Ketel Marte became the first Diamondback to get a hit against former teammate Kelly, and Gallen surrendered the game’s first run when Evan Carter singled home Josh Smith. Kelly responded with a clean second inning before Gallen allowed a walk but no other baserunners.
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Marte showed the first inning was no fluke when he had an RBI single to score Geraldo Perdomo, who had worked a walk and a steal against a pitcher with whom he had numerous mound visits over the years.
Texas pounced on Gallen in the fourth inning, when Jake Burger launched a 434-foot home run to score two runs and give the Rangers a 3-1 lead.
Gallen pitched just one more inning to finish the day with three earned runs on five hits and two walks in five innings.
Kelly, meanwhile, had a clean sixth inning to finish a two-run, seven-hit and five-strikeout performance against the club he pitched his first 162 games for.
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