Diamondbacks 2, St. Louis 0: Quite the Pitchers’ Duel

I’m proud to say that I’ve been a believer in Merrill Kelly since he arrived here in 2019. I loved his pitch-to-contact approach and the fact that he was able to go much deeper into games as a result. I recapped a lot of his games in his first year for whatever reason, and even when he was adjusting to MLB hitting, I felt pretty good about him.

So I was happy to catch one of his starts this morning, but to be completely honest I didn’t entirely trust the sub-2.00 ERA that he’s sported so far in this young season. He always seemed to me like a middle-of-the-rotation guy at best, and more likely a fourth or fifth starter who would give us solid outings and eat innings, which we desperately…