D-backs face Rangers, get first look at ex-teammate Merrill Kelly

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Texas pitcher Merrill Kelly will take the mound against his former team for the first time when the Rangers clash with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game interleague set in Arlington, Texas.

The Diamondbacks will send right hander Zac Gallen (9-12, 5.31 ERA) to the hill to oppose fellow right-hander Kelly (9-7. 3.38), whom