Yankees open with sweep
The New York Yankees swept their season opener against the Giants, allowing just one run across three games as Aaron Judge homered in his second straight game. Ben Rice doubled in two runs to seal a 3–1 win on Saturday that completed the sweep (yardbarker.com) (lastwordonsports.com).
New York’s pitchers opened the year with a 20-inning run streak before San Francisco’s Matt Chapman reached with an RBI that finally broke the scoreless stretch on Saturday. (espn.com) Aaron Boone recorded his 700th win as Yankees manager during the three-game set at Oracle Park. (espn.com) Starter Will Warren worked 4.1 innings in the finale, throwing 83 pitches and recording three strikeouts in his turn through the lineup. (espn.com) Reliever Jake Bird picked up the victory with 1 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, and closer David Bednar collected his second save despite yielding two singles in the ninth before inducing the game-ending grounder. (espn.com) New-look defensive alignment paid dividends: New York turned four double plays in Saturday’s game, including three in the final four innings, to shut down San Francisco rallies. (pinstripesnation.com) After an off day, the Yankees travel to Seattle with lefty Ryan Weathers tabbed to start the next series for New York. (espn.com)
