Nootbaar hits pinch grand slam in 7th to back Kelly in Diamondbacks' 7-1 win over Giants
Nootbaar’s sixth homer of the season broke open the game after Kelly held San Francisco to two hits over seven innings.
- On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the San Francisco Giants 7-1 at Oracle Park in the first game of a doubleheader. Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the seventh inning, and right-hander Merrill Kelly tossed seven shutout innings.
- Manager Torey Lovullo chose Kelly to start, seeking stability during the day-night doubleheader. Lovullo said the team "wanted to have somebody that was going to be able to pitch deep into the game and stabilize things."
- Giants starter Matt Wilkinson held the Diamondbacks scoreless for six innings before departing in the seventh. Nootbaar then turned on a 94.9 mph fastball, sending it into McCovey Cove for the first grand slam of his career.
- With this win, Arizona guaranteed at least a split of the doubleheader and the four-game series. The club scheduled rookie left-hander Mitch Bratt to start the second game at 7:05 p.m.
- The Giants face rotation challenges after losing right-hander Adrian Houser and left-hander Carson Whisenhunt to injuries last week. San Francisco has yet to announce a starter for the nightcap, complicating their pitching plans.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar connected a grand slam as an emerging batter in the seventh inning and Merrill Kelly threw seven innings without allowing races to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants on Saturday 7-1 in the first game of a double billboard
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Nootbaar hits pinch grand slam in 7th to back Kelly in Diamondbacks’ 7-1 win over Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch grand slam in the seventh inning and Merrill Kelly threw seven shutout innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San
Nootbaar hits pinch grand slam in 7th to back Kelly in Diamondbacks' 7-1 win over Giants
Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch grand slam in the seventh inning and Merrill Kelly threw seven shutout innings to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 7-1 on Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader
Merrill Kelly, Lars Nootbaar lead D-backs past Giants in Game 1
Merrill Kelly combined with two relievers on a four-hitter, Lars Nootbaar broke a scoreless deadlock with a seventh-inning, pinch-hit grand slam and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks went on to beat the San Francisco Giants 7-1 in the opener of a day-n...
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