The Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Thursday night to move a half game ahead of the Reds and the Giants for the final wild card spot.
This is an important four game series between the two teams who are in the middle of a six-team battle for the three wild card spots in the National League.
Merrill Kelly was on the mound for the d-backs and pitched well going seven innings, allowing one hit and twelve strikeouts.
The D-backs were down 2-1 after seven innings. Then, in the eighth, Corbin Carroll an all-star who has been a catalyst in big moments hit his 22nd homer of the season to give his team the lead at 3-2.
Merrill Kelly is one of my favorite pitchers in the league and is in my top 20 best pitchers in the game list.
Corbin Carroll is one of my favorite outfielders in the league and is in my top 10 best outfielders list. He is one of the favorites for Rookie of the year.
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