Ben Rice and Aaron Judge homered, and Will Warren struck out 10 batters as the Yankees took the series opener against the Texas Rangers, 5-2, on Tuesday night in the Bronx.

Ben Rice crushes his 10th home run of the season, a solo homer to deep right field, giving the Yankees an early 1-0 lead in the 2nd

Yankees manager discussed a number of different players including Ben Rice and Devin Williams prior to Tuesday's series opener with the Rangers.

The Yankees did not listen to the conventional wisdom and go out and sign a long-term deal with a first baseman last winter. They passed on Christian Walker, who is struggling with Houston, and Pete Alonzo,

If the New York Yankees want to play Giancarlo Stanton regularly at DH when he returns from injury, they'll need to find a spot for Ben Rice. The left-handed slugger has hit too well in Stanton's absence to remove him from the lineup.

Sam Haggerty makes a terrific catch in center field for the Rangers, but Aaron Judge comes in to score for the Yankees on the play.