New York Yankees at Seattle Mariners

Max Fried had plenty to block out before his Opening Night start, a made-for-streaming production with yellow cabs and San Francisco cable cars parked beyond the dugouts, plus fireworks that left a haze over the ballpark. This time, there were no distractions -- just pitching. And that suited him fine. Fried extended his scoreless innings streak to 13 1/3 with seven sterling frames, striking out six while allowing three hits and a walk, earning his second win in a 5-0 victory over the Mariners on Tuesday evening at T-Mobile Park. "There weren’t times where I was just fighting to throw strikes; I felt like I was actually able to locate today, which made things a lot easier,” Fried said. Overall, the Yankees have permitted just three runs this season -- tied with the 1943 Cardinals for the fewest by a team through its first five games. It was the Yankees’ third shutout in their first five games, matching a feat previously achieved by the 2002 Bombers. They’re the fifth team to do it since 2000, also joining the 2013 Dodgers, '15 Athletics and '16 Dodgers. “Everyone has contributed,” manager Aaron Boone said. “Max has gone into the seventh or completed the seventh in back-to-back ones. Everyone else from the starting rotation has gone out and held them down, and then the bullpen has been excellent.” Added Giancarlo Stanton: “They’ve made it easier on us, for sure. It’s a much easier at-bat when the other team has zero runs.” Stanton backed the left-hander with his fifth consecutive multihit performance, delivering a bloop run-scoring single in the first inning and a well-struck RBI double during a three-run sixth.