NEW YORK — Ben Rice and José Caballero homered, Will Warren won his third straight start and the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 on Friday (Saturday in Manila) for their 11th victory in 13 games, overcoming a home run by Pete Alonso in his return to New York.
Caballero, making the most of his chance to play while shortstop Anthony Volpe recovers from shoulder surgery, broke a 1-1 tie when he hit a solo shot in the second off Cade Povich (1-1).
Rice hit a three-run drive later in the inning, giving him 11 homers and 26 RBIs.
Warren (4-0) allowed two runs - one earned - and three hits in 6 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts and one walk, lowering his ERA to 2.39. The Yankees improve to an AL-best 21-11 and 5-0 in home series openers.
Fernando Cruz, Camilo Doval and Jake Bird finished a three-hitter.
Cody Bellinger put the Yankees ahead with an RBI double in the first but Alonso tied the score when he led off the second with his fifth homer, driving a sinker into the second deck in right field. Alonso left the New York Mets during the offseason for a $155 million, five-year contract with the Orioles.
Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge robbed former Fresno State teammate Taylor Ward of an extra-base hit with a leaping catch at the wall in the first.
Dylan Beavers hit a run-scoring grounder in the seventh after center fielder Trent Grisham allowed Samuel Basallo’s single to bounce by him for an error.
Amed Rosario restored a four-run lead with an RBI single in the bottom half as Judge scored his 900th run, and Judge added a run-scoring single in the eighth.
Meanwhile, Jordan Walker was 4-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3.
Walker raised his average to.308, and also scored twice to help the Cardinals to their fourth consecutive victory. St. Louis ended a three-game home losing streak.
The Dodgers lost their third straight game. Shohei Ohtani was 0 for 5 with a strikeout.
