The New York Yankees (65-46) couldn’t overcome Marcus Stroman’s poor outing in an 8-5 series-opening loss to the Toronto Blue Jays (51-59) on Friday night in the Bronx.
Stroman allowed seven runs on eight hits in 2.2 innings, falling to 7-6 with a 4.10 ERA this season.
Aaron Judge blasted his Major League-leading 40th home run of the season in the first inning, a two-run shot.
Anthony Volpe smacked his 10th homer of the season in the fifth, which was also a two-run home run.
Juan Soto scored the fifth run on a fielding error in the fifth.
Gleyber Torres was benched after not hustling early in the game.
The Yankees look to bounce back in the middle game of this three-game series on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. Carlos Rodón will get the ball.
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