The Yankees, still buzzing a day after Jim Abbott’s no-hitter, broke loose for four runs in the first inning.
“It seemed like we had a little emotional carryover today,” manager Buck Showalter said. “We came out and were ready to play.”
“It was an uplifting day yesterday.”
The victory moved the Yankees into a first-place tie with Toronto in the AL East. New York plays its next nine games on the road with stops in Texas, Kansas City and Milwaukee.
Mike Stanley hit a two-run homer in the opening inning and Randy Velarde’s two-run homer made it 6-1 in the second.
Bob Wickman (11-4) wound up the winner in relief of starter Sterling Hitchcock. Wickman took over with two outs in the fifth inning, the bases loaded and New York ahead 6-2, and struck out Albert Belle.
