Yankees Struggles Continue As D'Backs Stun Bombers

D-Backs 4 - Yankees 2 

With less than a day to go before the trade deadline comes and goes, the Yankees dropped their sixth game in their last nine with a disappointing 4-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks at the Stadium Tuesday.

The Yankees who are desperate need for pitching, got a decent performance from J.A. Happ, but it was not enough. The veteran lefty gave up three runs on eight hits over six innings of work, certainly an improvement from the schlacking he took his last start in Minnesota.

The problem for New York on Tuesday was the Yankee bats were complete silenced by Taylor Clarke and a bullpen by committee, as New York managed only two hits through the games first five innings.

Meanwhile the D-Backs built a 3-0 lead on a homer by Christian Walker and a RBI single by Nick Ahmad. The Yankees didn't get on the board until Edwin Encarnacion's RBI double in the sixth cut the D-Backs lead to 3-1.

Give the D-Backs credit, their bullpen was phenomenal. Andrew Chafin and Archie Bradley combined to shut down the Yankees over the games final inning and a third to secure the victory for Arizona.

The Yankees maybe secure in their standing toward the playoffs, but this team needs help. They need pitching badly. Bullpen or starter. The Yankees night only got worse as Cleveland's Trevor Bauer was traded to Cincinnati for Yasil Puig and prospects. The Reds could always flip Bauer, but this is the second pitcher the Yankees have lost out on as the deadline fast approaches.

What are the Yankees going to do is the question that faces Brian Cashman over the next few hours.