Merrill Kelly had given up just one run and three hits when he was taken out of Game 6 by Diamondbacks skipper Torey Lovullo.
But the D-Backs starter was mad as a rattlesnake when he got to the dugout with his manager’s decision to pull him after just five innings and 90 pitches. Kelly’s body language changed instantaneously and seemed to argue the decision before another coach came up and tried to elicit a high five out of him.
“As a competitor, I want to be outta there, and getting through Schawrber, Harper and Turner right there in that fifth,” Kelly told the TBS broadcast after the win. “I figured I’d be going out for the sixth. It caught me off guard a bit. That’s Torey’s job. My job is to pitch, his job is to make the decisions. At the end of the days, I’ve gotta live with those decisions… if we get the win, that’s what matters.
The Diamondbacks turned to Kelly in the hopes of snapping the Phillies’ perfect 6-0 record at home during the postseason and force a Game 7 on Tuesday.
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