Lamb homers to lead Diamondbacks past Yankees
PHOENIX -- Arizona third baseman Jake Lamb hit his second homer in as many nights and Zack Greinke gave up a season-low five hits in the Diamondbacks' 5-3 victory over the New York Yankees at Chase Field on Tuesday.
Lamb's two-run homer in the fifth inning gave the Diamondbacks a 5-1 lead and helped Greinke (4-3) to his fourth victory in his last five decisions.
Paul Goldschmidt and Nick Ahmed had two hits and an RBI as the Diamondbacks (19-23) won their second straight while winning their first home series of the season. They are 7-16 at home.
The Yankees closed to 5-3 in the eighth inning, when Didi Gregorius and Aaron Hicks singled to knock out Greinke.
Right-hander Daniel Hudson entered and gave up a run-scoring groundout and an RBI single to Jacoby Ellsbury before striking out Brett Gardner and Mark Teixeira to end the inning.
Starlin Castro had two of the five hits off Greinke, his fifth homer of the season in the second inning and a single.
Greinke struck out seven and did not walk a batter, dropping his ERA to a season-low 5.08.
Brad Ziegler pitched around a two-out walk in the ninth inning for his eighth save.
Right-hander Michael Pineda (1-5) gave up five runs and nine hits in five innings, raising his ERA to 6.60. He walked one and struck out nine.
Castro's homer with one out in the second inning, measured at 420 feet, gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead.
The Diamondbacks tied it in the last of the second on a two-out triple by Chris Owings and a single by Ahmed. Owings has hit safely in eight of his last nine games.
Segura, Chris Herrmann and Goldschmidt singled off Pineda to open the third inning for a 2-1 lead, and Welington Castillo drove in the second run of the inning with a one-out single. It was 3-1.
Goldschmidt walked with one out in the fifth inning before Lamb's two-run homer, his second homer in as many days. He has three homers in the last nine games.
Greinke retired 12 straight after Castro's homer until pinch-hitter Dustin Ackley singled in the sixth inning.
NOTES: The Yankees promoted INF/OF Rob Refsnyder, RHP Luis Cessa and LHP James Pazos on Tuesday, optioning RHP Chad Green and RHP Conor Mullee and designating LHP Phil Coke for assignment. Green and Mullee made their major league debuts in a 12-2 loss to Arizona on Monday, with Green giving up six runs (four earned) in six innings to take the loss. Refsnyder could be used at second base, third base and right field, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said, although INF Ronald Torreyes is likely to remain as the backup at third base. ... Arizona RHP Rubby De La Rosa will be skipped the next time through the rotation, manager Chip Hale said, because of Arizona off days Thursday and next Monday. De La Rosa, whose 3.53 ERA is the lowest among Arizona starters, has been dealing with nagging groin and blister issues, Hale said. ... Yankees RF Carlos Beltran received a day off Tuesday after playing all 37 games of the season, starting 35. ... Yankees DH Alex Rodriguez is expected to come off the disabled list Thursday when eligible. "I'm not sure what his day is yet," manager Joe Girardi said. "There are some hoops he has to jump through when it comes to running, to make sure he passes all the tests before we activate him."