'D-backs won Game 2 because of Kelly' - Lovullo - Vidéo Dailymotion

Merrill Kelly's dominance earned the Arizona Diamondbacks a 9-1 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 2.

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00:00 You can't simulate postseason wins.

00:05 You can't, let's say you can't simulate postseason starts.

00:08 He has really stepped on it and gotten after it and gotten even better,

00:12 which to me is not surprising because that's who he is at his core.

00:15 He wants the biggest moment, the biggest stage to show what he's capable of doing.

00:19 And this was a big win.

00:20 You know, you're talking about a team that got beat last night

00:23 after being two outs away from a win.

00:26 There is a concern of momentum in the other direction.

00:30 I think the first couple innings he said,

00:32 "I got you guys until you get your feet on the ground," and we did.

00:35 We won this game because of Merrill today.

00:37 Honestly, afterwards not as much.

00:40 I'm confident that I can get people out.

00:44 I feel like I've shown myself enough over the last five years

00:49 that if I execute pitches I can get good hitters out.

00:52 I think the pinching moment came, honestly, before the game.

00:57 Just sitting there and thinking through what I was about to do

01:00 and where I am and the stage that I'm on I think was more of the realization for me.

01:05 The fact that I was preparing to pitch game two of the World Series,

01:10 I think that was probably more of the "Oh, [bleep]" moment

01:14 or whatever you want to call it.