The Diamondbacks were playing their first game since firing hitting coach Darnell Coles and assistant hitting coach Eric Hinske.
The team announced co-hitting coaches to replace the fired pair. Rick Short was promoted from Triple-A Reno and Drew Hedman was Arizona’s run production coordinator.
The D-backs came into the game batting .231 and scored just 12 runs over the previous six-game road trip.
Kelly had his own injury scare in the fifth inning when he took a line drive off his right shoulder that came off Ohtani’s bat at 108.7 mph.
In a stroke of good fortune for the D-backs, the ball bounced off Kelly’s arm directly to first baseman Asdrubal Cabrera, who tagged Ohtani for the out. Kelly stayed in the game and got the next batter, Anthony Rendon, to pop up for the third out.
Angels: Suzuki left the game in the 10th after getting hit by a pitch for the second time on Friday. He was hit on the left hamstring. He was replaced by pinch-runner Griffin Canning, who is usually a pitcher.
Diamondbacks: RHP Zac Gallen (elbow sprain) recently threw a bullpen and is scheduled to throw a simulated game on Saturday. … LHP Madison Bumgarner (shoulder inflammation) has resumed playing catch. He hasn’t pitched since June 2 after being removed after two innings against the Mets.
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