Ben Rice, Aaron Judge homer as Yankees open series with 4-2 win over Rangers

The Yankees opened the series with a 4-2 win over the Rangers on Monday night at Globe Life Field. Here are some takeaways... - Jack Leiter started his night retiring five of the first six batters he faced, but the Yankees jumped all over him the second time through the order.

After Trent Grisham legged out a two-out infield single, Ben Rice crushed his 10th homer of the season to the deepest part of the ballpark, then Aaron Judge immediately followed that with a solo shot. That marked the first time the Yankees have gone back-to-back this season. - New York would add on against Leiter just a few batters later, as Jazz Chisholm Jr.

led off the top of the fourth with a towering solo homer of his own. The blast, which left the bat at a whopping 106. 7 mph, traveled 406 feet deep into the seats in right and is Chisholm's third over his last seven games.

The lefty slugger has been scorching, hitting . 370 with a 1. 118 OPS over that span.