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.

Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer in the first inning for his 500th career extra-base hit, collected three hits and drove in four runs as the host New York Yankees raced out to a big lead and earned a 9-7 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday night.

Zac Gallen had a tough go on Opening Day, giving up four runs in four innings on four hits and four walks. He'll look for better results Wednesday.

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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.

Ketel Marte inked a six-year, $116.5 million deal with the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, but he won't be starting at second base against the Yankees on Thursday.

A low strikeout rate and high barrel rate have traditionally been the type of pitchers the Yankees have had so much success against. That’s because, for what amounts to essentially the Aaron Judge era, New York has been in the Top 5 in barrel rate and the Bottom 5 in strikeout rate. This season isn’t any different.

The Yankees' feel-good story of spring training, J.C. Escarra notched his first career MLB hit on Thursday against the Diamondbacks.

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge homers on a fly ball to right center field, his 500th extra base hit, during the first inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Thursday, April 3, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) AP