Diamondbacks Prospect Yilber Diaz has a Stunning 13 Strikeout Game

Diaz, 23, tossed six shutout innings against the Sacramento River Cats. Although he did walk two batters, he did not allow a base hit on the night, striking out an incredible 13 batters, his third time striking out double-digit hitters this season.

Starting with the third batter in the bottom of the first, he proceeded to strike out seven straight, punching out the side in both the second and third innings. He mixed in an excellent variety of pitches and his command was stellar, as he got eight batters swinging and five looking at a called third strike.Diaz has been one of, if not the the best arm in Arizona's farm system this season, making a speedy jump from Double-A to Triple-A on June 11th.

He's pitching to a 3.27 ERA over his first four Triple-A starts, and the number is backed up by a similarly impressive 3.79 FIP. He's continued his high-strikeout tendencies, with an 11.45 K/9 in that time, and, despite having some issues with control, appears to be slowly scaling down his walks since giving up five free passes in his first start with the Aces.

Diaz features some of the most electric stuff in the system, with an upper-90s fastball, diving curve and a slider, while working on improving a less-often utilized changeup. He does struggle with control, as he walked 4.83 batters per nine innings in Amarillo, but has begun to scale that down to 3.68 in a small Triple-A sample size., with plus grades on his fastball and curve.

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