WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Carlos Rodón pitched six strong innings and the New York Yankees backed him with four first-inning runs en route to an 8-2 victory over the Athletics on Friday night at Sutter Health Park.

Rodón allowed one earned run on four hits with three strikeouts to earn his first win of the season, improving to 1-2. Luis Severino took the loss for Oakland, falling to 2-6 after surrendering six runs in the opening frames.

Ben Rice went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, and Paul Goldschmidt added a three-run homer as the Yankees scored four in the first, one in the second, one in the third, one in the fourth and one in the seventh. got a run in the first and another in the ninth.

The Yankees outhit the Athletics 11-8. New York improved to 35-22, while dropped to 27-30. Attendance was 12,254, and the game lasted 2 hours, 53 minutes.