SEATTLE -- 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.
Through five games, the Yankees have allowed three runs, which is tied with the 1943 Cardinals for fewest by a team in its first 5 games in MLB history.
Giancarlo Stanton backed the left-hander with his fifth consecutive multihit performance, delivering a run-scoring single in the first inning and an RBI double in a three-run sixth.
Both hits came off Seattle starter Logan Gilbert, who was charged with five runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings.
Stanton became the fourth Yankee with multiple hits in each of the team’s first five games, joining Bob Meusel (1928), Moose Skowron (1956) and Alfonso Soriano (2003).
Ben Rice and Jazz Chisholm Jr. also drove in runs for New York.