Merrill Kelly Stats

Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly (shoulder) expects to make his next start. He was hit in the left shoulder by a 108.7 MPH line drive from the Angels' two-way star Shohei Ohtani during Friday's game. Kelly was left with a contusion on his left shoulder. He allowed three runs on four hits and two walks while striking out six across five innings during Friday's 6-5 loss against the Angels. The 32-year-old did not factor into the decision. The player known as "Mert" owns a 5.14 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, and 68 strikeouts across 75.1 innings in 2021. Kelly is expected to make his next start on Wednesday in San Francisco but is mainly a streamer in deep-league and NL-only formats.

9 hours ago

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly struck out six batters in six innings of work on Wednesday night, as he earned a quality start but did not factor into the decision in a 5-4 loss to the Giants. Kelly allowed just two runs on five hits, as he recorded his third straight quality start while lowering his ERA to 4.84 on the season. Kelly got off to a rough start this year, but he's looked much better over his last five starts with a 3.23 ERA, 1.239 WHIP and 33 strikeouts in 30 2/3 innings of work over that span. Going forward, consider Kelly a solid streaming option in most formats.

16 days ago

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly struck out a career-high 12 batters on Thursday but took the loss in a 3-2 Dodgers' win. Despite the loss, Kelly earned the quality start as he allowed three runs on six hits over seven innings of work. After a rough start to the season, Kelly has started looking better on the mound through four starts in May, posting a 3.65 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 24 2/3 innings of work. He should be a solid matchup-dependent streaming option going forward in most formats.

22 days ago