Analyzing Thursday’s Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Yankees odds and lines, with MLB expert picks, predictions and best bets.

Zach Gallen was the story last night as the veteran hurler tossed 6.2 innings of three-hit ball while striking out 13. Arizona pitchers struck out 16 Yankees in total on the night. Aaron Judge, Ben Rice, and Jasson Dominguez each K’d three times. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. ripped his second home run of the season in the first inning off of Carlos Rodon.

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge started another home run barrage with a three-run, first-inning drive that made him the third-fastest Yankees player with 500 extra-base hits and finished with three hits and four RBIs to lead New York over the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 Thursday night.

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Eugenio Suárez hit a go-ahead grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning after Corbin Burnes pitched 4 1/3 innings in his Arizona debut, and the Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees 7-5 on Tuesday night to hand them their first loss.

After a charmed start to the season, the Yankees could count on neither their starting pitching nor their torpedo bats to save them against the Diamondbacks, dropping the second game of the series, 4-3,