Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly picked up a win in his season debut Saturday, giving up one earned run on six hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings while striking out four in his team's 6-1 victory over the Pirates.
The run came as the result of back-to-back walks in the third inning that followed two singles, all with two outs, but Kelly was able to get the third out after giving up the run to limit the damage. He was pulled after hitting a batter in the sixth inning and left with two men on base, neither of which came around to score. Kelly is expected to make his next start Friday against the Cubs.