Ryne Nelson had dirt on his uniform pants, a skinned knee from sliding and an ear-to-ear grin. It was quite a day for the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher — and it came at the plate. Nelson hit a bouncing ball through the infield for an RBI single in the middle of the D-backs' eight-run eighth inning in a 10-6 comeback win over the

During Sunday's game between the Diamondbacks and Cubs, D-backs manager Torey Lovullo used all his bench players and moved Ketel Marte from DH to second base, burning the designated hitter in a non-injury. That meant that pitcher Ryne Nelson had to hit for himself when the seventh spot in the order rolled around.

Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson smacks an RBI single to become the first full-time pitcher with a hit since the universal DH was implemented.

Corbin Burnes had a mediocre debut, but the Diamondbacks used a late rally to hand the Yankees their first loss of the 2025 season.

The New York Yankees (3-0) and their torpedo bats take the field in the Bronx Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-2) in the first game of their midweek series. Former Orioles' ace Corbin Burnes is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Will Warren for New York.

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