The Yankees’ scorching begin to the season has been all about energy.
However on Tuesday evening, it was the Arizona Diamondbacks who delivered a back-breaking blast.
Eugenio Suárez’s eighth-inning grand slam in opposition to reliever Mark Leiter Jr. proved to be the game-winner within the D-Backs’ 7-5 victory within the Bronx, dealing the Yankees (3-1) their first lack of the yr.
The house run was the fifth of the season for Suárez, who broke a tie with the Yankees’ Aaron Choose for the most important league lead.
The Yankees had been main, 4-3, when Leiter entered with one on and one out within the prime of the eighth, and he promptly walked the primary two batters he confronted. He practically labored out of the jam, putting out Josh Naylor for the second out earlier than working Suarez to a 2-2 rely.
However Leiter hung a splitter, and Suárez – the reigning Nationwide League Participant of the Week – bought simply sufficient to deposit it into the entrance row of the left-field stands, giving Arizona a 7-4 lead.
The go-ahead slam capped a five-run eighth inning for Arizona and spoiled a robust begin by Yankees rookie Will Warren, who had been in line for his first MLB win.
The Yankees’ bullpen was shorthanded Tuesday with nearer Devin Williams on paternity go away. Luke Weaver, who usually pitches high-leverage set-up innings, was in line to pitch the ninth.
The Yankees garnered nationwide consideration over the weekend for his or her modern “torpedo” bats, which function elongated barrels to assist hitters make onerous contact extra often. 5 Yankees homered utilizing a torpedo bat throughout their season-opening sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Yankees hit three extra dwelling runs on Tuesday – together with one by Anthony Volpe, a torpedo-bat consumer – giving them 18 on the season. That set an MLB file for essentially the most by way of a staff’s first 4 video games.
However that wasn’t sufficient to maintain the Yankees out of the loss column.
Nor was it the very best begin of Warren’s younger MLB profession. He restricted the Diamondbacks to 2 runs on one hit over 5 innings, throughout which he outpitched new Arizona ace Corbin Burnes, who was making his staff debut.
Warren, the Yankees’ No. 2 pitching prospect, made his MLB debut final season however struggled to an 0-3 file and a ten.32 ERA over six appearances, together with 5 begins.
He was pressed into the Yankees’ season-opening rotation on account of a rash of accidents, together with to ace Gerrit Cole, who underwent season-ending elbow surgical procedure final month, and Luis Gil, who is predicted to overlook at the very least two extra months with a high-grade lat pressure.
Warren retired Arizona’s first eight batters Tuesday, however a four-pitch stroll to No. 9 hitter Geraldo Perdomo proved expensive. Corbin Carroll adopted up that free go with a two-run dwelling run, giving the D-Backs a 2-0 lead within the third inning.
Jasson Domínguez, who nonetheless wields a standard bat, answered within the backside of the third together with his first dwelling run of the season, chopping the Yankees’ deficit to 2-1.
Volpe then struck his third dwelling run of the yr within the fourth inning, tying the sport, 2-2.
Later within the fourth, Burnes had an opportunity to strand runners on second and third, and he bought Oswaldo Cabrera to hit a routine grounder to the primary baseman Naylor. However Naylor tossed the ball over Burnes’ head as he lined first, permitting Cabrera to succeed in and for each runners to attain.
Burnes, who spent final season with the Baltimore Orioles, allowed 4 runs (two earned) over 4.1 innings in his first begin since becoming a member of Arizona on a six-year, $210 million contract.
The rating remained 4-2 till Yankees reliever Tim Hill surrendered an RBI single to Perdomo within the eighth inning earlier than giving approach to Leiter.
The Yankees’ Ben Rice clubbed a solo dwelling run within the ninth inning to cap the scoring.
“That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra performed after the loss – the Yankees’ first since they dedicated to enjoying “New York, New York” solely after victories.
The Yankees will look to keep away from their first shedding streak of the season on Wednesday evening, when Carlos Carrasco is ready to make his first begin for the staff. Co-ace Zac Gallen (0-1, 9.00 ERA) is scheduled to start out for the D-Backs.
Initially Printed: April 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM EDT
