Randy Johnson’s Yankee career didn’t leave up to Cy Young expectations, but at least his Opening Day starts were excellent as evidenced in the last two scoresheets. Here his only blemish over seven innings was a homer by fellow future Hall of Famer Frank Thomas, although he only recorded three Ks, all coming in the first two frames. Barry Zito meanwhile was rocked for seven runs in the second, capped by an Alex Rodriguez grand slam. Hideki Matsui added a three-run shot of Kirk Saarloos in the fourth and it was all Bronx Bombers, 15-2. Leading off in his New York debut, Johnny Damon got a whopping seven plate appearances and reached three times. Both teams had young #9 hitters destined for better things in Robinson Cano and Nick Swisher.
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