Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly was called upon in the second inning of Friday's game against the A's and pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits and three walks while striking out four.
Kelly was called on in the same situation in his last appearance last Friday against the Rangers and delivered five scoreless innings, giving him 10 1/3 innings with just one earned run allowed in his last two relief appearances. He entered that game with a 5.00 ERA that has dropped to 3.86 after Friday's impressive performance.