CLEVELAND — Gerrit Cole was one pitch better than Shane Bieber in a heavyweight matchup of aces as Rougned Odor and Aaron Hicks homered off Cleveland’s Cy Young winner in the fifth inning, giving the New York Yankees a 2-1 win over the Indians on Saturday.

Cole (3-1) struck out 11 and allowed just three hits in seven innings to beat Bieber (2-2) in a rematch of their meeting in last year’s playoffs. Cole’s 50 strikeouts in his first five starts are the most for any pitcher in New York’s storied history.

Bieber fanned nine – the first time he hasn’t reached double digits in five starts – and tied Hall of Famer Randy Johnson’s record with his 17th straight start of at least eight strikeouts.

ATHLETICS 7, ORIOLES 2: Jed Lowrie hit a three-run homer and Oakland won its 13th straight game on a rainy night in Baltimore.

WHITE SOX 2, RANGERS 1: Nick Madrigal doubled home the winning run in the ninth inning after Liam Hendriks allowed a tying homer in the top half, and Chicago recovered to beat visiting Texas.

RAYS 5, BLUE JAYS 3: Tampa Bay broke an eighth-inning tie when Toronto third baseman Cavan Biggio let a grounder go between his legs, and the Rays won at home.

ROYALS 2, TIGERS 1: Brady Singer pitched seven impressive innings, and Kansas City took advantage of some defensive sloppiness to win in Detroit.

Singer (1-2) allowed three hits and struck out eight.

ASTROS 16, ANGELS 2: Kent Emanuel worked 8 2/3 innings in relief in his major league debut, saving Houston’s bullpen after Jake Odorizzi left early with an injury, and the Astros won at home.

Emanuel (1-0) allowed five hits and two runs. The 28-year-old, who spent seven years in the minors before getting an opportunity with Houston this season, became the fourth pitcher in the modern era to have a relief outing of 8 2/3 innings or more in his debut, according to STATS, joining Fred Smith (1907), Maury Kent (1912) and John Montefusco (1974).

NATIONAL LEAGUE

BREWERS 4, CUBS 3: Pinch-hitter Manny Piña connected for a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, and Milwaukee won at Chicago.

Brent Suter (2-1) worked two scoreless innings in relief of Freddy Peralta, helping Milwaukee to its fourth win in five games. Josh Hader got three outs for his fourth save in four opportunities, working around a leadoff walk.

Keston Hiura had three hits and Kolten Wong finished with two as the Brewers bounced back from a 15-2 loss in the series opener Friday.

CARDINALS 2, REDS 0: John Gant earned his first victory as a starter since 2018 by throwing six strong innings and St. Louis sent Cincinnati to its sixth straight loss, in St. Louis.

Andrew Knizner, subbing for injured catcher Yadier Molina, and Nolan Arenado each drove in a run. Dylan Carlson added three singles as St. Louis won a series for just the second time this season.

NATIONALS 7, METS 1: Joe Ross tossed six solid innings and helped himself with an RBI single as Washington won in New York.

Yadiel Hernandez, a 33-year-old rookie who entered with six hits in 36 career at-bats, had two hits and two RBI for the Nationals. Six starters had an RBI and seven players got a hit for Washington, which finished with 10 singles and no extra-base hits.

INTERLEAGUE

PIRATES 6, TWINS 2: Michael Perez had three hits and three RBI, helping Trevor Cahill and Pittsburgh win in Minneapolis.

Cahill (1-2) permitted one run and two hits in six innings. The right-hander retired the Twins in order in five of his innings.

It was Cahill’s longest outing since he worked six innings for the Angels at Baltimore on May 10, 2019.