There’s been some question among Yankee fans about whether Matt Holliday would see time in the field during this stretch of NL games. The big right-hander owns a 152 wRC+ early in the season, and there is some debate around if the Yankees would find it worthwhile to accept his poor defense in exchange for that kind of offense.
For one night, that debate ended. The Yankees exploded for five runs in the first inning, Cubs starter Brett Anderson recorded an out before leaving due to what was called an injury.