Diamondbacks meet the Yankees with 1-0 series lead
Arizona Diamondbacks (3-2) vs. New York Yankees (3-1)
New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (0-1, 9.00 ERA, 2.00 WHIP, four strikeouts); Yankees: Carlos Rodon (1-0, 1.69 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, seven strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks meet the New York Yankees leading the series 1-0.
New York went 94-68 overall and 44-37 at home last season. The Yankees averaged 8.3 hits per game last season and totaled 237 home runs.
Arizona went 89-73 overall and 45-36 on the road a season ago. The Diamondbacks averaged nine hits per game last season while batting a collective .263 and slugging .440.
INJURIES: Yankees: JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (rotator cuff), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-Day IL (calf), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (illness), Scott Effross: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Clayton Beeter: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
Diamondbacks: Kendall Graveman: 15-Day IL (back), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kevin Ginkel: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Montgomery: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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