NEW YORK — Jacoby Ellsbury stole home, a daring dash that seemed to startle most everyone at Yankee Stadium and helped New York rush past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Friday night.

Ellsbury became the first Yankees player to pull off a straight steal of home since Derek Jeter in 2001.

And Ellsbury’s timing in the fifth inning was really surprising: He took off with two outs on a full-count pitch to Brett Gardner, who let it go high for ball four.

Ellsbury added a two-run double in eighth. Brian McCann hit an early two-run homer, then sliced a tiebreaking single in the sixth as the Yankees ended a three-game losing skid.

Ivan Nova (1-0) won in relief of CC Sabathia. Dellin Betances struck all three batters in the eighth and Andrew Miller closed for his fourth save as a light sprinkle fell.

WHITE SOX 5, RANGERS 0: Chicago pulled off its first triple play in nearly 10 years to secure Jose Quintana’s scoreless outing and beat visiting Texas.

Quintana (2-1) allowed four hits in seven innings to help snap the Rangers’ four-game winning streak.

ROYALS 4, ORIOLES 2: Chris Young struck out 10 in six innings, Mike Moustakas homered, doubled twice and drove in three runs, and host Kansas City beat Baltimore.

Young (1-3) recorded his sixth-career double-figure strikeout game and his first since 2008.

ATHLETICS 8, BLUE JAYS 5: Chris Coghlan hit a three-run homer, Stephen Vogt had three hits and Oakland won at Toronto for its sixth straight victory.

Sonny Gray (3-1) allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings as the A’s moved to 7-0 on the road.

INDIANS 2, TIGERS 1: Carlos Santana and Marlon Byrd homered off Justin Verlander, lifting Cleveland to a win at Detroit.

Josh Tomlin (2-0) allowed one run and four hits over 62/3 innings.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

CUBS 8, REDS 1: Anthony Rizzo homered for the third consecutive game, and Jon Lester gave a fitting follow-up to Jake Arrieta’s no-hitter by going seven innings and leading Chicago to a victory at Cincinnati.

The Cubs improved to 13-4, the best record in the majors and one of the best starts in the last 100 years. They also opened 13-4 in 1908 – the last time they won the World Series – and in 1970.

PHILLIES 5, BREWERS 2: Maikel Franco homered twice and Aaron Nola pitched seven strong innings as Philadelphia won at Milwaukee.

Franco hit a two-run homer in the fifth to give Philadelphia a 4-1 lead. He blasted a solo shot over the Brewers bullpen in left in the seventh.

INTERLEAGUE

NATIONALS 8, TWINS 4: Jayson Werth hit a home run and robbed one in left field, Gio Gonzalez pitched six-plus innings, and Washington won its sixth straight at home.

Jose Lobaton drove in three runs with a triple and a single, and National League batting leader Daniel Murphy had two more hits for first-place Washington.