PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks pitching prospect Yilber Diaz stood tall in his major league debut behind six innings and just one earned run against the Atlanta Braves on Monday at Chase Field.
His impressive debut was squandered, though, with the Braves tacking on four runs late for the 5-4 win in extra innings.
Diaz brushed National League RBIs leader Marcell Ozuna back with an up-and-in heater then froze the slugger with an executed slider on the outside edge, stranding two runners to end his quality start.
The 23-year-old born in Venezuela struck out five hitters and only walked one.