The New York Yankees won Game 1 of the American League Division Series without the help of their main stars. Both Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton went 0-for-4, and Gerrit Cole was not sharp. But it was the team’s maligned players who carried the Yankees to victory Saturday night.

Giancarlo Stanton cannot run. All he's good for is bashing majestic, one-of-a-kind home runs and cashing in with runners in scoring position. And guess what? We'll take that. We still wish it were better,