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NEW YORK – Right-hander Corbin Burnes turned in a strong two innings on Tuesday night, an impressive opening act to his Diamondbacks career.Burnes, making his Diamondbacks debut, retired the New York Yankees in order in the first, striking out Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger before getting Aaron Judge to pop out.Burnes thrived without throwing many pitches in the rulebook strike zone.
Out of 15 pitches in that first inning, only four were in the zone. He got six swings, three each from Goldschmidt and Bellinger, on pitches out of the zone.Burnes, the club’s new $210 million starter, had his debut pushed to April 1, the fifth game of the season, due to a scheduling issue.
He did not want to alter his between-starts routine.Burnes began the second inning with strikeouts of Jazz Chisholm Jr. (looking) and Anthony Volpe (swinging) before retiring Austin Wells on a groundout to first.
Corbin Carroll's two-run home run to right field in the top of the third has Arizona on top 2-0.Tuesday’s Diamondbacks-Yankees pitching matchupDiamondbacks at Yankees, 4:05 p.m.
, Cox, Ch. 34Diamondbacks RHP Corbin Burnes (15-9, 2.92)* vs.
Yankees RHP Will Warren (0-3, 10.32)*. At Yankee Stadium: Burnes, the Diamondbacks' big splash free agent signing from the offseason, makes his Diamondbacks debut.
The club gave him a six-year, $210 million deal in December. ..
. Burnes has started at Yankee Stadium twice — once in 2023, once last year — and has given up just one run in a combined 13 innings, with three walks and 16 strikeouts. .
.. He is coming a career-high 15 wins with the Baltimore Orioles last season.
Burnes has been an All-Star four straight years. He started the game last season for the American League. .
.. Warren, 25, was drafted by the Yankees in the eighth round in 2021 out of Southeastern Louisiana.
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Warren made his major league debut last season. He posted a 5.09 ERA over seven appearances (six starts) this spring.
He struck out 25 and walked seven but gave up five home runs.* -- Stats from 2024.Coming upWednesday: At New York, 4:05 p.
m., Diamondbacks RHP Zac Gallen (0-1, 9.00) vs.
Yankees LHP Carlos Rodon (1-0, 1.69).Thursday: At New York, 4:05 p.
m., Diamondbacks RHP Merrill Kelly (1-0, 1.69) vs.
Yankees RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-0, 13.50). Friday: At Washington, 3:45 p.
m., Diamondbacks RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0-1, 4.50) vs.
Nationals RHP Jake Irvin (0-0, 360 ERA).What to know about the New York YankeesThe Yankees enjoyed a rousing opening weekend at Yankee Stadium, where they swept the Milwaukee Brewers in three games, outscoring them 36-14. They are without two superstar players who helped them advance to the World Series last October: RF Juan Soto, who signed with the crosstown Mets, and RHP Gerrit Cole, who is out after elbow surgery.
RF Aaron Judge has homered four times in the past two games. 2B Jazz Chisholm Jr. has three homers while C Austin Wells and SS Anthony Volpe each have two long balls.
CF Cody Bellinger, whom the Yankees acquired in an offseason trade with the Cubs, also has started fast, going 4 for 10 with a home run, a walk and three sacrifice flies. The Diamondbacks will see RHP Will Warren, LHP Carlos Rodon and RHP Carlos Carrasco in the series. Warren displayed much-improved stuff during the spring, Rodon threw well on Opening Day and Carrasco will be making his first start after getting hit hard in a relief appearance on Saturday.
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