New York Yankees at Arizona Diamondbacks

Will Warren (10-6, 4.02 ERA) got the ball for New York at 1:10 PM MT, opposite Corbin Burnes, who came in still just a handful of starts removed from Tommy John surgery and looking for his first real length of the season.

FINAL

Spread

WIN

Total

Yankees

(89-65)

LWLWW

4

-1.5+169+105o8.5+106

Diamondbacks

(81-74)

WLLLW

8

+1.5-194-122u8.5-127

Arizona took the desert finale 8-4, with Nolan Arenado's 5th-inning grand slam turning back a 3-homer Yankees 3rd and deciding a series that had swung wildly in both directions. Corbin Burnes lasted only 2.2 innings in his shortest start since returning from Tommy John surgery, and Will Warren's recent run of clean outings ended at the same time, leaving both bullpens to cover the bulk of a 12-run afternoon.

Yankees

• +3 homers in the 3rd inning off Burnes
• +Lombard Jr. drove in 2 runs
• −Warren allowed 4 earned runs in only 4.1 innings
• −Lineup went quiet after the 3rd-inning outburst
• −Missing Judge, Chisholm and Grisham in a close early game

Diamondbacks

• +Arenado's grand slam was the game's decisive swing
• +Perdomo and Carroll each drove in 2 runs
• +Bullpen covered 6.1 innings without cracking
• −Burnes lasted only 2.2 innings, shortest since his return
• −Allowed 3 homers in a single inning
• −Fell behind early before the 5th-inning rally

Neither starter got it. New York's lineup, still without Aaron Judge, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Trent Grisham, teed off on Burnes for 3 solo and 2-run homers in the 3rd inning alone — Ramos, Gleyber Lombard Jr. and Spencer Jones all went deep — and Burnes was out of the game before he finished the 3rd, his shortest outing since returning from surgery.

Will Warren

(10-6)·4.02 ERA

Sep 14 @ Twins

ND

5.2IP

0ER

6K

2BB

92P

09/20 Lineup

Corbin Burnes

(0-0)·7.84 ERA

Sep 14 vs Marlins

ND

4.2IP

5ER

4K

0BB

75P

09/20 Lineup

Arizona answered with the biggest swing of the day. Nolan Arenado's grand slam in the 5th erased New York's cushion in one pitch and turned a tight afternoon into an 8-4 laugher, with Geraldo Perdomo and Corbin Carroll each chipping in 2 RBIs of their own.

Warren's stretch of clean starts, the thing New York was leaning on with Judge sidelined, ended here too — 4.1 innings, 6 hits, 4 earned runs, the worst line of his last several turns. Between an ace still rebuilding and a rotation arm having his roughest day in weeks, both sides' pitching plans came apart at the same time, and Arizona's lineup simply did more with the openings it got.

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

The split series ends with Arizona taking 2 of 3 in the desert finale, evening a set that opened with a 9-2 Yankees blowout. New York still sits comfortably at 89-65 with the AL East picture in front of it, but an offense that hit 3 homers in a single inning and still lost by 4 runs is exactly the kind of uneven day a team missing its best hitter can't afford too many more of down the stretch.