Kelly pitches Diamondbacks past Giants in 5-3 win

PHOENIX (AP) — Merrill Kelly threw seven solid innings, Pavin Smith and Josh Reddick homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Thursday night.

Arizona snapped a four-game losing streak and ended its nine-game skid against the Giants.

Kelly (5-7) allowed three runs and seven hits, struck out seven and did not walk a batter. He has won his last three outings — the only three Diamondbacks wins over their past 27 games.

The right-hander stopped Arizona’s 17-game slide with a victory over the Brewers and halted the club’s major league-record 24-game road losing streak with a win against San Diego.

“Our job at the end of the day is to win,” Kelly said. “That is my goal going into every game regardless of if we are on a losing streak or winning streak. My job every day is to go as deep as I can and get us a win. I definitely take pride in it.”

Kelly also had an RBI single in the second for his second career hit, ending a hitless streak that lasted 44 at-bats dating back to 2019.

Diamondbacks reliever Joakim Soria put his first two batters on in the ninth but then got Donovan Solano to ground into a double play. Soria struck out Darin Ruf for his first save of the season.

Reddick had three hits, including his two-run homer. Arizona improved to 23-60, the worst record in the majors.

Johnny Cueto (6-4) took the loss for San Francisco, which has dropped a season-high four straight. Cueto went five innings, allowing five runs and six hits. He walked two and struck out five.

Giants manager Gabe Kapler said Cueto was dealing with an illness during the start. Kapler added that Cueto “gave us everything he had.”

“I thought he was able to make enough pitches to keep us in that baseball game,” the...

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