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New York Yankees at Arizona Diamondbacks

Sat Sep 195:10 PM MSTPhoenix, AZ
By JR·1 min read
New York YankeesNYY(89-65)
Arizona DiamondbacksARI(81-74)
4—8
FINAL
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NYY
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ARI
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TLDR: Arizona's bats had been the problem all week, and then in one inning they weren't — an 8-4 final that got out of hand fast.

Will Warren (10-6, 4.02 ERA) started for New York against Corbin Burnes (0-0, 7.84), who came in trying to build on a shaky year with a Chase Field home crowd behind him. Burnes' last time out was rough — 4.2 innings, 5 earned runs against Miami — and the results here tracked with that recent form rather than the résumé on his jersey.

FINAL
Spread
WIN
Total
Yankees
(89-65)
LWLWW
4
Diamondbacks
(81-74)
WLLLW
8

Arizona erupted for 5 runs in one inning, punctuated by a Nolan Arenado grand slam, and cruised to an 8-4 win that buried an early Yankees lead. Four different Diamondbacks hitters homered while New York's thinned-out bullpen had no answer once the middle innings turned.

Yankees
  • Broke through early with a 4-run 3rd inning
  • Kept the game within range until the 5th
  • Bullpen, already thin from IL losses, gave up 5 in the 5th
  • Allowed all 4 of Arizona's home runs
  • Shut out over the final six innings
Diamondbacks
  • Arenado's grand slam capped a 5-run 5th
  • Four different hitters left the yard
  • Martinez worked a clean, 2-K relief inning
  • Burnes still carries a bloated season ERA
  • Scored outside the 5th and 7th only once

New York got in front early, plating 4 in the 3rd, but Arizona's lineup answered with the kind of inning that changes a series. Four different Diamondbacks hitters left the yard, and the Yankees' bullpen — already stretched thin with Weathers, Cruz and Castro all on the injured list — had no answer once the middle innings turned.

Cam Schlittler
Cam Schlittler
(14-6)·1.94 ERA
Sep 13 vs Mets
W
6.0IP
0ER
8K
2BB
94P
09/19 Lineup
Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
(7-3)·3.72 ERA
Sep 12 vs Rangers
L
6.2IP
6ER
7K
0BB
99P
09/19 Lineup
New York Yankees
(7)
  • 10-Day-ILTrent Grisham (CF) — Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Grisham (hamstring) isn't expected to come off the injured list before the end of the regular season but could return for the playoffs, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.09/20
  • 10-Day-ILJazz Chisholm Jr. (2B) — Manager Aaron Boone said Sunday that Chisholm (thumb) could be reinstated from the injured list as early as Tuesday, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports.09/20
  • 10-Day-ILAaron Judge (RF) — Judge said Saturday that he didn't know the grade of his calf strain, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reports. "I gotta talk to the trainers and figure that out," Judge said.09/20
  • 15-Day-ILRyan Weathers (SP) — Manager Aaron Boone said Friday that Weathers (forearm) likely won't return in time to pitch again in the regular season, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.09/19
  • 15-Day-ILFernando Cruz (RP) — Cruz (elbow) expects to resume a throwing program by the end of this week, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.09/08
  • 60-Day-ILKervin Castro (RP) — The Yankees transferred Castro (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday.08/26
  • 60-Day-ILGiancarlo Stanton (DH) — The Yankees transferred Stanton (calf) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.08/25
Arizona Diamondbacks
(5)
  • 60-Day-ILTyler Locklear (1B) — The Diamondbacks optioned Locklear to Triple-A Reno on Monday.09/12
  • 60-Day-ILRyan Thompson (RP) — The Diamondbacks transferred Thompson (back) to the 60-day IL on Tuesday.09/01
  • 60-Day-ILA.J. Puk (RP) — Manager Torey Lovullo said Friday that Puk (elbow/shoulder) will remain shut down for the remainder of the season, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.08/07
  • 60-Day-ILAndrew Saalfrank (RP) — Saalfrank (shoulder) has begun a throwing program, Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports reports.07/18
  • 60-Day-ILCristian Mena (RP) — Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Monday that Mena underwent surgery on his right shoulder and will be sidelined for the rest of the season, Jack Sommers of SI.com reports.06/01

Nolan Arenado's grand slam was the headline, a 4-run shot that turned a tight game into a laugher in the span of one at-bat, and Arizona tacked on 2 more in the 7th to put it away. New York never threatened again after the 3rd, managing zero runs over the final six innings.

Salvador Jones and Gerrit Lombard Jr. also went deep for Arizona, and Henry Ramos added a solo shot of his own — a 4-homer night from a lineup that had lost 3 of its previous 5 walking into this one. J. Martinez worked a clean, 2-strikeout relief inning to close it out for a Diamondbacks pen that has taken its share of criticism this month.

New York Yankees
(89-65)
09/19L@Diamondbacks3-5
09/18W@Diamondbacks9-2
09/16L@Twins4-5
09/15W@Twins8-1
09/14W@Twins8-3
Arizona Diamondbacks
(81-74)
09/19WvsYankees5-3
09/18LvsYankees2-9
09/16LvsMarlins3-4
09/15LvsMarlins2-4
09/14WvsMarlins8-7

The Polymarket chat lit up around the outburst — the room's busiest 5-minute stretch of the night came as Arizona's rally piled up, with one poster typing "Yanks cash y'all I feel it" well before the Diamondbacks' bats made that look premature. Another summed up the pregame case for New York almost too confidently: "diamondbacks don't have the pitchers or bats the Yankees do chatgpt confirmed it so trust and just hold."

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