Ben Rice and Aaron Judge homered, while Will Warren struck out 10 batters as the Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers, 5-2, in the series opener. Rice hit a solo home run in the second and a sacrifice fly, while Judge added his MLB-leading 16th homer in the eighth. Warren dominated for 5.2 innings without allowing a run, and the bullpen secured the win despite a late two-run shot by Jonah Heim, with Luke Weaver earning the save.
