NEW YORK (Interstat) — Cam Schlittler struck out 13 over six dominant innings as the New York Yankees blanked the Cincinnati Reds 5-0 on Friday night at Yankee Stadium II in front of 42,420.

Schlittler (8-3) allowed four hits and did not walk a batter, lowering his ERA with his third straight winning start. The Yankees broke the game open in the second inning when Ben Rice hit a three-run homer, his 21st of the season, scoring Spencer Jones and Anthony Volpe. Rice finished 2 for 4 with three RBIs.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. added a solo home run in the third inning. The Yankees extended the lead in the eighth when Volpe singled to left, scoring Chisholm and sending Jones to second.

Reds starter Rhett Lowder (3-4) took the loss, allowing four earned runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings with five strikeouts. Blake Dunn had two of Cincinnati’s four hits.

Jake Bird, David Bednar and Brent Headrick each threw a scoreless inning of relief for New York, preserving the shutout. The game lasted 2 hours, 35 minutes.

The Yankees improved to 46-28, while the Reds fell to 35-39.