Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly had another positive start as he looks to turn his season around. On Saturday, Kelly limited the A's to one run on four hits over six innings. He struck out six and walked two, as he was pretty much dominant from the get-go. The solid outing lowered his ERA to 5.40.
The only run Kelly allowed came on an RBI triple from Billy Burns in the third inning. But he was able to stifle the A's offense the rest of the way to pick up his second win of the season.
"I was commanding [my fastball]," Kelly said, per MLB.com. "If I felt like I needed a little extra [velocity], I went for it in key situations where I needed a big out. I threw some good changeups today, got some early outs from those, some swings and misses. So that was a really big help using that secondary pitch today."
The win was Kelly's first since his first start of the season, snapping a nine-game winless streak.
"Whether it's the last couple of starts or even going back to when he first arrived here last year, Joe's got the ability to rise to an occasion inside of a game," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
He is likely to make his next start next Saturday at home against the Blue Jays.