Overview
- The Diamondbacks opened a three-game series with the Yankees on Friday with a 9-2 loss that extended their skid to three straight and six losses in eight games.
- Starter Eduardo Rodríguez allowed five runs in the first inning and threw 45 pitches in that frame, a recurring early-inning problem manager Torey Lovullo singled out after the game.
- Corbin Carroll’s two-run homer in the second was Arizona’s only sustained scoring as Gerrit Cole limited the D-backs to little offense through six innings.
- San Diego’s surge — nine wins in their last 10 games — has widened Arizona’s deficit and put extra weight on the Diamondbacks’ season-ending three-game set in San Diego.
- Statistical models show Arizona’s odds near the low single digits after the loss, but Lovullo said the team still believes it can force its way into the wild-card picture.