The Arizona Diamondbacks extended their winning streak to three games with a 6-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Monday at Oracle Park.
Ketel Marte led the offense with four hits, including a two-run single in the sixth inning that extended his hitting streak to nine games.
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Over that span, Marte is 21-for-37 with 15 RBIs.
Kelly Reaches Milestone
Merrill Kelly earned his fourth consecutive quality start, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four over seven innings.
The veteran right-hander improved to 5-3 and became the fourth pitcher in Arizona franchise history to reach 1,000 career innings pitched.
San Francisco took a brief 2-1 lead in the fourth inning when Rafael Devers hit a two-run double.
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Arizona answered in the fifth with an RBI double from Marte, a tie-breaking RBI single from Geraldo Perdomo, and an RBI single by Adrian Del Castillo.
Gabriel Moreno hit a solo home run in the third inning, and Corbin Carroll collected two hits to extend his MLB-best hitting streak to 13 games.
Giants starter Landen Roupp took the loss, allowing four runs (two earned) on seven hits with seven strikeouts over five innings.
Diamondbacks relievers Jonathan Loaisiga and Brandyn Garcia combined for two scoreless innings to secure the win.
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The series continues Tuesday with Arizona left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez facing San Francisco right-hander Tyler Mahle.
