Merrill Kelly yielded two runs in 5 1/3 innings Wednesday in a victory over the Rockies.

Kelly struck out just two tonight. Unless the D-backs somehow remain in contention until Sunday, Kelly’s season is likely over at 10-14 with a 4.94 ERA. Although his velocity held steady at age 37, his four percent home run, 16 percent strikeout, 10 percent walk and 40 percent groundball rates are all career worsts. That doesn’t bode well for the second season of his two-year, $40 million contract with the D-backs.