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SCOTTSDALE http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , Ariz. (AP) — St. Louis pitcher Miles Mikolas.Kelly never got above Triple-A during five seasons in the Tampa Bay organization, went to South Korea and won 48 games over four years with the SK Wyverns.Mikolas won 31 games in Japan with the Central League’s Yomiuri Giants from 2015-17, then signed a $15.5 million, two-year contract with the Cardinals and went 18-4. He triggered an extra $1 million in pay for this year, and the Cardinals rewarded him with a $68 million, four-year deal covering 2020-23..”I definitely paid attention to him a lot last year,” Kelly said. “I was checking the box scores. My goal was obviously to come back, and to see him go to Asia and dominate the way he did, and come back and dominate the way he did … I was definitely rooting him on.”Kelly helped SK Wyverns win last year’s title under former Kanas City manager Trey Hillman.“It’s an experience that I can look back on 20 years from now and say I am really glad I spent four years there,” Kelly said. “Before I was contacted http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , I didn’t even really think of South Korea, other than we learn about the Korean War and more about North Korea.Arizona general manager Mike Hazen said the team had scouted Kelly in Asia and liked “the mix of pitches, the stuff, strike-throwing ability.”“He matured,” Hazen said. “It can play a little offensive over there. It is a good challenge for pitchers.”Kelly was drafted by the Rays out of Arizona State in 2010. Primarily a sinker/changeup pitcher with Tampa Bay, Kelly said he threw four more four-seam fastballs and curveballs in South Korea. He added a cut fastball to better attack left-handed hitters and also saw his velocity rise to the low- to mid-90 mph range.“The Korean hitters are very good at their hand-eye coordination,” Kelly said. “They are very much in the mentality of ‘if it is in the strike zone, I am going to swing at it, and I am going to swing at it hard.’ And a lot of times they hit it. Just being able to navigate the zone a little bit differently is one of the differences I came back with.”The departures of Patrick Corbin and Clay Buchholz as free agents created opportunity to join a rotation headed by Zack Greinke and Robbie Ray.“We’re going to count on him,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “I encouraged him to embrace those expectations and understand that he’s ready for these types of challenges. I think he is going to have a good year for us.” CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Yelich singled with the bases loaded and hit his major league-leading 30th homer Monday night Christian Yelich Jersey , helping the Milwaukee Brewers rally for their sixth straight victory at Great American Ball Park, 8-6 over the Cincinnati Reds.Milwaukee sent 10 batters to the plate for five runs in the seventh inning, with Yelich contributing an RBI single. The reigning National League MVP hit a two-run homer in the ninth that made him the first Brewer with 30 before the All-Star break.The Brewers have won 11 of 15 overall against their NL Central rival. This time, they overcame a pair of two-run homers by Eugenio Suarez, who has three in the last two games.Lorenzo Cain and Keston Hiura added homers for the Brewers. Jesse Winker and Eugenio went deep for the Reds.Alex Claudio (2-2) retired the three batters he faced for the win. Jeremy Jeffress allowed a run in the ninth while getting his first save.PIRATES 18, CUBS 5PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Bell hit three home runs to boost his season total to 25 AND Pittsburgh routed Chicago.Bell hit a three-run shot off rookie Adbert Alzolay (1-1) in the first, a two-run drive off Alzolay in the second and finished off a four-hit, seven-RBI night by taking new Chicago closer Craig Kimbrel deep in the eighth.Adam Frazier finished 5 for 6 and tied a major league record with four doubles. Colin Moran had a career-high five hits for the Pirates.Jung Ho Kang hit his seventh home run of the season off Chicago infielder Daniel Descalso, who made a cameo on the mound in the seventh with the game well out of hand. Jose Osuna hit a solo home run off Kimbrel, who came on to get some work after making his debut with the Cubs last week.Bell became the 20th Pirates player to hit three home runs in a game and the first left-handed batter to do it since Hall of Famer Willie Stargell in 1971. Frazier’s four doubles matched a mark shared by many players — Matt Carpenter of St. Louis was the last to do it on Aug. 26 http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , 2018.Javier Báez hit his 21st home run for Chicago. Kris Bryant and David Bote had two hits each, but the Cubs couldn’t keep pace while dropping their third straight.Trevor Williams (3-2) took advantage of the outburst to pick up his first victory since May 10.RAYS 6, ORIOLES 3ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier’s three run home run lifted Tampa Bay to a win over Baltimore in a game in which two-way player Brandon McKay went 0 for 4 in his major league debut as a hitter for the Rays.Kiermaier’s 10th homer came off Branden Kline (1-4) in the sixth inning after a walk and a single by Avisail Garcia.McKay, who gave up one hit in six scoreless innings Saturday night in his major league pitching debut against the Texas Rangers, grounded out four times and was picked off second base on a throw from catcher Pedro Severino.Adam Kolarek (3-2) got the win and Jose Alvarado pitched the ninth for his first save since May 26.Tom Eshelman made his major league pitching debut for the Orioles, giving up two runs on six hits in five innings without recording a strikeout.Renato Nunez had two hits for Baltimore.The crowd of 20,441 included about 10,000 fans who purchased $2 tickets.BLUE JAYS 11, ROYALS 4TORONTO (AP) — Freddy Galvis hit a pair of solo home runs http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-orlando-arcia-jersey , rookie Cavan Biggio had four RBIs and Toronto beat Kansas City.Randal Grichuk had four hits and four RBIs and Teoscar Hernández added a solo home run as the Blue Jays won for the 15th time in 19 regular-season home meetings with the Royals.Wearing red caps and jerseys in honor of Canada Day, the Blue Jays scored in each of the first four innings and finished with a season-high 18 hits.Clayton Richard (1-4) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings to win for the first time since last August.Royals right-hander Glenn Sparkman (2-4) allowed season highs of nine hits and eight runs in three innings.GIANTS 13, PADRES 2SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija threw eight innings of five-hit ball and doubled, and Kevin Pillar, Evan Longoria and Austin Slater homered in San Francisco’s rout of San Diego.Samardzija (5-7) went eight innings for the first time this season. He allowed two runs, struck out six and walked two.San Francisco had nine extra-base hits. Padres rookie left-hander Logan Allen cruised through three innings before the Giants started hitting him hard. Longoria had an RBI double and Slater an RBI triple in the fourth.Pillar’s three-run homer off Robert Stock highlighted the four-run eighth. It was his 12th.Allen (2-1) was trying for his third straight win. He gave up six runs and seven hits in four-plus innings.