mlb Game Recap
San Diego Falls 6-4 Against Arizona - Game Recap
Arizona pitchers gave up 2 home runs to Manny Machado but still escaped with a 6-4 victory on Saturday at Petco Park.
Arizona was an underdog by +109 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 8.5.
Merrill Kelly earned the victory for the Diamondbacks, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 3, walking 4, and allowing 5 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Tommy Pham in the win.
San Diego got a 2-inning outing from Scott Barlow in the loss. He gave up 0 earned runs, 0 walks and 2 hits in his time on the mound, while Manny Machado had 2 hits in the loss for the Padres.
The battle of the bats favored Arizona as they had 9 hits, while San Diego only had 7.
Paul Sewald pitched the final 1 innings for the save. He struck out 0 and allowed 0 hits in his outing.