The Yankees look to continue their red-hot road trip against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:40 p.m. with CC Sabathia on the mound seeking his 3,000th career strikeout.
Yankees notes
Gary Sanchez has two home runs and seven RBI in his last two games. ... Gleyber Torres enters the game with a six-game hitting streak, hitting a home run with five RBI during the streak, including three multi-hit games. ... Luke Voit is batting second after being named AL Player of the Week.
| Yankees | Diamondbacks |
|---|---|
| Brett Gardner, CF | Adam Jones, RF |
| Luke Voit, 1B | Ketel Marte, CF |
| Gary Sanchez, C | Eduardo Escobar, 3B |
| Gleyber Torres, SS | David Peralta, LF |
| Mike Tauchman, RF | Christian Walker, 1B |
| Cameron Maybin, LF | Wilmer Flores, 2B |
| Thairo Estrada, 2B | Nick Ahmed, SS |
| Tyler Wade, 3B | JR Murphy, C |
| CC Sabathia LHP | Zack Greinke, RHP |
Who is starting for the Yankees?
LHP CC Sabathia (1-0, 2.40 ERA,) is three strikeouts shy of becoming the 17th pitcher in MLB history to have 3,000 career strikeouts. Sabathia is coming off his first shaky outing of the season when he allowed four earned runs over five innings against the Angels.
Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?
RHP Zack Greinke (4-1, 3.72 ERA) and is coming off a two-hit shutout over seven innings against the Pirates his last outing.
Upcoming schedule
The Yankees close out a two-game series against the Diamondbacks on Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. with RHP Masahiro Tanaka on the mound.