The Yankees, who outhit the Guardians, 11-5, jumped Cleveland righthander Luis Ortiz from the start, forcing him to throw 34 pitches in a two-run first inning and 30 more in a two-run second.

Carlos Rodon allowed an unearned run over seven innings and Aaron Judge hit an RBI triple, lifting the visiting New York Yankees to a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.

The New York Yankees (15-10) avoided the three-game sweep on Wednesday after four runs combined in the first two innings led to a 5-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians (14-10). “[We’ve played] Pretty good,