Not even gloomy, cold, and wet weather could derail the offense from piling on the Rays to begin the first series at home for the season.

Would you believe me if I told you eight of those 11 runs came from one person? What if I told you they did not come from any of the three monster bats you’re probably thinking of? Tonight is definitely a night Didi Gregorius will never forget. Bottom of the third, with the game tied at 1, Didi blasts a shot to RF scoring Gardner and Judge. Rays were able to make things interesting coming back from 4-1 to tie things up at 4 in the top of the 6th thanks to a double from Span. Thanks to a sacrifice bunt from Gardner and a throwing error from third baseman Matt Duffy, Yankees were able to retake the lead. In the same inning, Didi launched his second bomb of the game into the upper deck. Six RBIs in one game is a huge feat but Didi was not done for the night adding two more after a single in the bottom of the 8th. Gregorius becomes the first Yankees shortstop in franchise history to record eight RBIs in one game. Thankfully Didi’s bat was on fire because Stanton’s was as cold as the mist falling from the sky. Giancarlo’s home debut wasn’t as stellar as his season debut and that is a massive understatement. Stanton went 0-5 with five strikeouts. Yes, five.

On the pitching side of the ball, Jordan Montgomery came out of the gate hot ending the first inning on just nine pitches. Montgomery went five innings giving up only one earned run and striking out four. Much like Severino and Tanaka earlier this week, Montgomery did not get rattled when he was in a jam and lock things down to get out of it.

For all the good of this game, the bullpen continues to be a hiccup in this early season. Despite getting the win, Jonathan Holder found himself on the ropes unable to recover after just a third of an inning of work. Holder gave up three runs on four hits allowing Rays to tie the game after being down by four.

The Yankees and Rays will do all over again tomorrow afternoon for a 1:05p start. Luis Severino will make his 2018 Yankee Stadium debut against Rays left-hander Blake Snell. Check back tomorrow for the lineup.