Lost in the hullabaloo over Bronx Bombing and torpedo bats is the Yankees Way at the plate. It is an approach that can serve as psychological and debilitating warfare, which Austin Wells epitomized Tuesday night with his 13-pitch at bat against the Diamondbacks’ $210 million ace Corbin Burnes.

Corbin Burnes strikes out eight batters while allowing four runs (two earned) over 4 1/3 innings in his first start with the D-backs

But ahead of the second game of this three-game set in New York, there's already some intrigue with regard to the Diamondbacks and their recent trends. Here are three storylines to pay attention to as Arizona looks to take the series with a win on Wednesday:

The Arizona Diamondbacks not utilizing Corbin Burnes as much as possible is a mistake waiting to happen as the season goes on.

Corbin Burnes records his first strikeout with the D-backs as he gets Paul Goldschmidt to swing and miss on a cutter

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.

Domínguez came into the season with the Yankees’ starting left field job his to lose. But even with the starting role, the Yankees have been careful. Through the first three games of the season, Domínguez was lifted late for defense in two of them, even with multi-run leads. In the other, he served as the designated hitter.

Corbin Burnes, Cristopher Sánchez, and Drew Rasmussen are among the projected two-start pitchers for the first full week of the 2025 MLB season.