Yankees.com: Yanks use big frame to rout Rangers

NEW YORK—The Yankees’ box score on Tuesday night read like a rendition of the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” New York pounded out a season-high 12 runs on 13 hits with 11 RBIs as it thumped the Rangers, 12-3, in a series-opening win in front of a crowd of 43,948 at Yankee Stadium. The Bronx Bombers lived up to their billing, churning out a seven-run fourth inning off four hits—including Hideki Matsui’s three-run homer—and a pair of walks and a hit batsman. Derek Jeter, who went 3-for-4, scored the 1,500th run of his career in the fourth off starter Vicente Padilla, and Jorge Posada connected for three-run shot of his own off reliever Warner Madrigal in the sixth. Jeter is on fire, and is now hitting .319/.393/.474 on the season.