Yankees lead early and beat the Tigers, 10-6

Mark Teixeira hit his second three-run homer in two games, sending the New York Yankees to a 10-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Detroit opened the fifth with three straight singles, and a run-scoring groundout by Will Rhymes cut it to 6-3. Burnett struck out No. 3 hitter Magglio Ordonez on a breaking ball in the dirt to end the inning, and four relievers took it the rest of the way.

Victor Martinez hit his first home run for the Tigers, a two-run shot off Luis Ayala in the eighth. Austin Jackson had a solo drive off Burnett in the third.

Brad Penny lasted 4 1-3 innings, giving up eight runs, seven hits and four walks. A two-time All-Star, he was limited to nine starts last season with St. Louis because of a back injury.