If after the top of the first inning, someone told you this game would be rain-shortened, that would have seemed like bad news for the Yankees. As it turns out, everything was fine.
Lance Lynn gave up four first inning runs, and wouldn’t last five frames, as he ran into his first real struggles as a Yankee. Thankfully for him, the offense picked up the slack after a disappointing series against the Rays. Neil Walker provided a crucial three-run home run, and a couple more runs after that would be the difference as the Yankees won a 7-5 rain-shortened game over the Blue Jays.