A night after suffering a devastating extra-inning loss to the Texas Rangers, the Arizona Diamondbacks bounced back with a breezy 9-1 victory in Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the Dbacks series-evening win: 

Merrill Kelly‘s masterpiece steadied the ship for Dbacks 

Kelly was spectacular in Game 2 and acted as a calming influence for the Diamondbacks after their misfortune in Game 1. The 35-year-old vet powered through seven innings on Saturday, allowing an earned run off only three hits. He became only the 10th pitcher to post nine or more strikeouts with zero walks in a World Series game. According to Stathead, only Deacon Phillippe (10, 1903), Cliff Lee (10, 2009), Don Newcombe (11, 1949) and Clayton Kershaw (11, 2017) finished their outings with more K’s than Kelly.