The Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t unfortunately complete the sweep against the New York Yankees, as they lost 9-7 on Thursday night. Merrill Kelly did not look like himself, and had a rough first road start of the 2025 season.

During the New York Yankees' game versus the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, they set a unique precedent not seen since 2013.

After sweeping the Milwaukee Brewers to open the 2025 season, the New York Yankees, stymied by Arizona Diamondbacks' elite pitching in the first two games of the club's second series of the season, found themselves facing a sweep entering Thursday's game.

But three more homers — including another by Aaron Judge — were enough to hold off the Diamondbacks, as the Yankees avoided a sweep in The Bronx with a 9-7 win on Thursday night. Judge’s three-run homer just three batters into the bottom of the first set the tone against right-hander Merrill Kelly.

Zac Gallen tied his career high with 13 strikeouts while extending his scoreless streak against the New York Yankees to 18 2/3 innings, and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a two-run homer in the first off Carlos Rodón that started the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-3 win.

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.

Arizona's Corbin Burnes makes his Diamondbacks debut against the New York Yankees and their new 'torpedo bats' Tuesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium.