Yankees diverse lineup makes up for first pitching slip in wild win over Marlins

The way the season has begun for the Yankees, one step back has been accompanied by two steps forward.Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.

For the first time this season, they could not rely upon supreme pitching, the club’s historic run thwarted with Ryan Weathers and later Camilo Doval on the mound.It did not matter.The Yankees turned to Giancarlo Stanton and a multi-pronged offensive attack that helped them score nine of the final 12 runs to seize a wild game from the Marlins.The Yankees dug a four-run hole, climbed back on top, blew that lead and then surged back ahead on the back (and legs) of Stanton in a roller-coaster, 9-7 victory in The Bronx on Saturday night.

The 44,150 shivering fans on hand were rewarded for not leaving early on a night when the wind chill (in the 30s) and early deficit (trailing 4-0 after 4 innings) made the notion appealing.With the comeback, the Yankees (7-1) matched their best start through eight decisions in franchise history, reaching a mark they had not reached since 2004.Victory No.7 was created differently.

Yankees pitching had allowed just eight runs over the first seven games, matching the 2002 Giants and 1993 Braves for the fewest in MLB history.Weathers then allowed three runs before the end of the second inning and did not escape the fourth.Doval allowed two more in a wayward, lead-costing eighth.The biggest moment belonged to Stanton, though, who watched Doval struggle in the top of the eighth and then stepped up with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the inning with the game tied.Stanton, who is known for blasts, simply poked a single through the left side that plated two go-ahead runs and became the biggest swing of the game.The Yankees hope this season ends differently in part because they believe they will be less reliant on the long ball and can jump-start their offense using various means.

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