STANTON, YANKEES IMPRESS IN OPENER

The Yankees season couldn’t have gotten off to a better start yesterday. The team cruised to a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays thanks to dominate pitching and 11 hits from the much-hyped lineup. Giancarlo Stanton looks more than comfortable in the DH spot with the Yanks. He smacked a monster 2-run home run to right field in his first at bat. The last Yankee to hit a home run in his debut? None other than Aaron Judge. Stanton wasn’t done though. He would add an RBI single and another home run in the ninth. Giancarlo joined rare air and became the first Yankee to hit two homers in his debut since Roger Maris. It seems fitting as Stanton and Judge are already expected to put up numbers comparable to the historic combo of Maris and Mantle. Brett Gardner added a home run and Judge, Sanchez, and Walker all had doubles. The pitching staff was equally as impressive. Severino turned in a great 5 and 2/3s, giving up only one hit and striking out 7. Chad Green and Chapman struck out two and three respectfully in their turns as well. The only blip on the radar was one mistake pitch from Betances that ended up in the seats off the bat of Kevin Pillar. Overall, the Yanks looked great. Yeah it is only one game but it does show the formula will work. The Yankees just have to score enough runs to turn the game over to the bullpen with a lead and they have more than enough fire power to do that. This is the type of lineup that can survive a couple of guys having bad stretches. Didi went 0-3 right in the heart of the order and they still put up 6 runs. If the starters can keep a respectable ERA, the Yankees will be in great shape all year long. They’ll be back at tonight in Toronto. First pitch is at 7:07 PM.