A MLB season not at all like some other opened Thursday night at Nationals Park. The shielding World Series champion Washington Nationals facilitated the New York Yankees in Game 1 of this condensed 60-game season. The Yankees burned through no time giving Gerrit Cole, their new pro, some run help. The offense put reliable focus on Max Scherzer and New York was holding a 4-1 lead when the umpires required the covering with one out in the head of the 6th inning. The downpour never died down and the game was called following a two-hour downpour delay. The Yankees are 1-0 (box score). Here are three takeaways from Opening Day as the Yankees beat the Nationals in a downpour abbreviated undertaking. Cole commands in Yankees debut Adam Eaton, the second player Cole looked as a Yankee, hit a 406-foot grand slam to right field. Not an incredible beginning! Cole immediately settled down however. The $324 million man resigned 14 of the 16 hitters he looked after the Eaton