Diamondbacks beat Dodgers 11-2 for Merrill Kelly first win vs LA

The Diamondbacks battered Los Angeles Dodgers 11-2 in Game 1 of their NL Division Series on Saturday night. Gabriel Moreno’s three-run homer highlighted a six-run first inning for Arizona.

The victory was first for Merrill Kelly against Dodgers. Making his first career postseason start at age 34, the right-hander came in with an 0-11 record and a 5.49 ERA in 16 starts against the LA team.

Kelly limited the NL West champions to three hits in 6 1/3 innings, the last one coming leading off the third on Miguel Rojas’ single.

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The second game of the best-of-five series is Monday night in Los Angeles.