TORONTO — Giancarlo Stanton drew much of the acclaim for the Yankees’ opening day win on Thursday, and with good reason. Stanton, the newest Yankees slugger, walloped two home runs and exceeded the high expectations many had set for him.
But something completely different transpired on Friday night. Stanton was hitless in four at-bats, and so was his power-hitting peer, Aaron Judge, who hit into two double plays. Still, the Yankees demonstrated they have other formulas for victory, combining a strong pitching performance by Masahiro Tanaka with good at-bats from players other than the two gargantuan sluggers.
Didi Gregorius had a triple and a double, and he scored two runs, Brandon Drury had two hits and knocked in two runs, and the No.