Merrill Kelly, pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, remains unfazed by the crowd noise at Citizens Bank Park as he prepares to make his first postseason start against the Philadelphia Phillies. Kelly, who previously pitched in the World Baseball Classic, compared the atmosphere to the Venezuela game in Miami. D-Backs manager Torey Lovullo echoed Kelly's sentiment, stating that there is no such thing as home-field advantage in the playoffs. The game will feature a matchup between Kelly and Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola.
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Merrill Kelly will make his first #postseason start at Citizens Bank Park against the Phillies on Tuesday night where he isn't worried about the Red October crowd. D-Backs manager Torey Lovullo also said there's no such thing as home-field advantage in the playoffs. https://t.co/epWr9PBRVz
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D-Backs pitcher Merrill Kelly says Phillies fans aren’t the loudest crowd he’s heard https://t.co/eUVGs8Z7Hb
Tonight’s Dbacks pitcher Merrill Kelly just gave Philly fans a challenge https://t.co/1MgRbYjLFK
“I haven’t obviously heard this place on the field, but I’d be very surprised if it trumped that Venezuela game down in Miami.” Diamondbacks Game 2 starter Merrill Kelly references his World Baseball Classic experience as he prepares to pitch in Philly https://t.co/zOAyIgGmxJ
#Dbacks at #Phillies, (Z.Gallen vs Z.Wheeler) 8:07 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://t.co/MwHGHTORnU #playball
#Dbacks at #Phillies, (Z.Gallen vs Z.Wheeler) 8:07 pm ET, B-R Game Stat Sheet: https://t.co/UKZOPjslRS #getready