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 Jake Lamb had a three-run homer and finished a triple short of the
cycle, and five Diamondbacks had at least two hits in a 12-2 victory
over the New York Yankees at Chase Field on Monday. The D-backs
scored six runs in losing four straight to the Giants.
"We weren't stressing, but we were all kind of feeling it," Lamb
said. "We weren't getting it done. To get a game like this, it's
kind of like you take that deep breath. OK, we can hit."
Lamb's homer broke a tie at 2 in a five-run fifth inning and Paul
Goldschmidt also homered to help Robbie Ray (2-2) to his first
victory since April 19. Ray also collected his first major league
RBI with a single to cap the fifth inning rally.
Jean Segura had two hits and three RBIs, Chris Herrmann had two hits
and two RBIs and Nick Ahmed had two doubles and an RBI for Arizona
(18-23), which scored 10 runs in its last four innings.
"Good at-bats right out of the chute," Arizona manager Chip Hale
said. "We talked before the game about being aggressive in the zone
and not letting things from the past bother you. Look for the pitch
you can handle. Most of the game we did."
 Mark Teixeira had three hits and scored a run for the Yankees
(16-21), who had won three of four.
Jacoby Ellsbury tripled and scored and Chase Headley had an RBI
single for the Yankees. Headley has reached base in eight straight
games.
Lamb homered on an eight-pitch at-bat for a 5-2 lead, after Michael
Bourn reached when first baseman Teixeira failed to catch a throw on
a grounder to the mound and Bourn walked.
"With two strikes, I'm still on the fastball and trying to fight off
everything else," Lamb said. "He tried to come in with a fastball. I
just tried to stay short and get the barrel to the ball. Because
we've been struggling a little bit, you don't want to do too much in
that situation."
Ray gave up six hits and two runs in seven innings, his longest
appearance of the season. He struck out six and walked one, that
intentionally to load the bases with two outs in the fourth inning.
He struck opposing starter Chad Green (0-1), making his major league
debut, to end the inning.
"That's as good as I've ever seen him," Arizona manager Chip Hale
said. "In the strike zone. Going after guys. He was beating them
with his fastball. I could hear him grunting out there."
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Center fielder Michael Bourn singled, walked and scored twice in his
Arizona debut after being purchased from Double-A Mobile on Sunday.
He made a leaping catch at the center field fence for the first out
of the fourth inning, helping Ray get out of the inning.
Green gave up eight hits and six runs (four earned) in four-plus
innings. He struck out five and walked one.
"After the first two innings he settled down," Yankees manager Joe
Girardi said. "Then he just got into a long count and Lamb hit a
home run. He did OK. We know there is more there as he continues to
develop he secondary stuff."
Goldschmidt hit his eighth homer of the season in the first off
Green, and Segura doubled in a run in the second for a 2-0 lead.
"I was just tying to calm myself down and not get to amped up,"
Green said. "Tried not to over-throw pitches. I did over-throw a few
of them."
NOTES: Yankees SS Alex Rodriguez (hamstring strain) took early
batting practice Monday and manager Joe Girardi reported things went
well. "He hit, he'll do some running, and he's on target," Girardi
said. Rodriguez is expected to return when he is eligible to come
off the disabled list Thursday, Girardi said. ... Arizona CF Michael
Bourn hit second and played center while making his first start
since being purchased from Double-A Mobile on Sunday. ... Yankees
LHP CC Sabathia is scheduled to start Friday against Oakland, the
first day he is eligible to come off the DL. ... The D-backs staged
a tribute to Joe Garagiola before the game and unveiled a plaque
that will hang permanently in left-center field. Garagiola, a
two-time Hall of Fame inductee, passed away March 23 at age 90. ...
Joe Torre and Bob Brenly, who opposed each other as managers in the
2001 World Series, escorted the managers to home plate to present
the lineup cards before the game.
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