CC Sabathia outpitched David Price for the first time in six career matchups between the All-Star lefties, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson homered, and the Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-3, Thursday night in New York.

The Yankees overcame a pair of early errors by third baseman Eduardo Nunez to take the series and send Tampa Bay to its fourth loss in five games.

Sabathia (5-0) struck out 10, punctuating his outing by fanning B.J. Upton with two runners on base to end the seventh inning. The burly pitcher twirled on the mound and violently punched the air, catcher Chris Stewart pumped his fist and Upton pounded his bat in the ground after swinging over a slider.

Sabathia allowed two unearned runs in eight innings - the fourth straight start he’s gone exactly that long. He finished up by striking out Carlos Pena, who slung his bat all the way to the Tampa Bay dugout in disgust.

Rafael Soriano gave up a run in the ninth for a save in his first try of the season.

Price (5-1) never found a rhythm and gave up 11 hits.

Orioles 6-5, Rangers 7-3 - Josh Hamilton hit his major league-leading 15th homer, Derek Holland pitched six innings of four-hit ball, and Texas won in Baltimore for a doubleheader split.

In the opener, the Orioles set an AL record by hitting home runs in their first three at-bats and launched five in all against Colby Lewis in a 6-5 victory.

Hamilton entered the doubleheader coming off a four-homer game and had five home runs in his previous six at-bats. After going 1 for 4 with a single and two strikeouts in the first game, he resumed his assault on Baltimore pitching by hitting a two-run, first-inning shot off former Rangers Tommy Hunter (2-2).

Blue Jays 6, Twins 2 - Henderson Alvarez pitched seven strong innings in Minneapolis to win his third straight start for Toronto.