Merrill Kelly went the full nine innings in the Diamondbacks’ 9-1 win over the Rockies yesterday, as the veteran righty limited Colorado to just the one earned run on four hits and zero walks.  At 37 years and 213 days of age, Kelly became the fourth-oldest pitcher since 1930 (thanks to the Elias Sports Bureau and MLB.com’s Sarah Langs) to log the first complete game of his MLB career.

1. Schwarber keeps schlugging

Kyle Schwarber is the first player to reach the 20-homer plateau this season, as the slugger went yard twice in the Phillies’ 11-9 win over the Pirates on Friday.  Schwarber now has nine home runs in his last eight games, and an absurd .353/.421/1.147 slash line in his last 38 trips to the plate.  Though the Phillies are still under .500 at 22-23, the club’s fortunes have been revived by Schwarber’s hot streak and their managerial change, as Philadelphia is now 13-4 under interim skipper Don Mattingly.

2. Schlittler owns the Mets

Cam Schlittler leads all pitchers with 2.5 fWAR, and the Yankees right-hander continued his dominance with another quality start on Friday.  After limiting the Mets to one run on two hits and two walks over 6 2/3 innings yesterday, Schlittler now has a 1.35 ERA, 30.1% strikeout rate, and 4.9% walk rate over an even 60 innings of work this season.  Less than 10 months removed from his Major League debut, Schlittler has already become a cornerstone of New York’s rotation, and his importance to the rotation has become even greater with Max Fried sidelined for at least the next month.

3. Schlightly….er, slightly better health news for Tigers

The injury-ravaged Tigers are starting to get some reinforcements.  Right-hander Connor Seabold rejoined the bullpen after being activated from the 15-day injured list yesterday, and Casey Mize returns from the 15-day IL today to make the start against the Blue Jays.  These pitchers are returning just as Ty Madden had to leave yesterday’s game after being hit in the right forearm by a comeback, though manager A.J. Hinch said initial tests on Madden didn’t reveal any structural damage.  Will Vest and Beau Brieske are continuing their rehab assignments, Justin Verlander threw 50 pitches in a live bullpen session on Friday, and (most intriguingly) Tarik Skubal has already begun a throwing progression after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on May 6.