Snake Bytes 5/16:Complete Win

DENVER, COLORADO - MAY 15: Starting pitcher Merrill Kelly #29 of the Arizona Diamondbacks celebrates the final out against the Colorado Rockies in the ninth inning at Coors Field on May 15, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images) | Getty Images Diamondbacks News Merrill Kelly Throws Career First Complete Game Merrill Kelly took the mound to make his 178th MLB start in Colorado on Friday night, having never pitched a complete game. If not for one unfortunate pitch in the first inning, Kelly would not only have pitched his first ever complete game, but he would have completed the first Maddux in the league since Nathan Eovaldi did it in April of last season.

Instead, that one pitch left the yard and he ended up with 100 pitches to his name. Kelly Tosses First Complete Game in Dominant Diamondbacks Win With only 78 pitches thrown after seven innings and then a four-pitch eighth, Torey Lovullo was convinced by his veteran right-hander to be allowed an opportunity to complete the game, despite pitching at altitude in Colorado. Diamondbacks Offseason Moves Looking Different Jack Sommers provides his quarter-mark report card for the Diamondbacks.

Grading Arizona’s Rotation, Bullpen, and Lineup at the Quarter Mark The folks over at Arizona Sports give their grades on the first quarter of the season and get torn into through the comments. Father Time Not Keeping Nolan Arenado Down After a slow start, Nolan Arenado has been on an absolute heater lately, making the Diamondbacks’ gamble on him look so much better. Other Baseball News Clay Holmes Has Fractured Fibula, Will Be Out “For a Long Time” The Mets just cannot catch a break this year.

Or, more accurately I guess, they seem to be catching too many of the wrong sorts of breaks. Tarik Skubal Begins Throwing Progression The two-time defending AL Cy Young Award winner had surgery on May 6 to remove loose bodies from his left elbow. He’s already beginning to throw again to return to duty for the Tigers.