Sergio Mitre earned his first win in two years, Robinson Cano hit a two-run homer and the surging New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.

Alex Rodriguez also had a key two-run single for an efficient New York squad, which made the most of just six hits. The Yankees are a major league-best 43-22 since Rodriguez came off the disabled list May 8 following hip surgery.

Mitre, who was called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before the game, allowed four runs, three earned, and eight hits over 5 2-3 innings in his first major league start since Sept. 15, 2007. It was his first win since July 29, 2007, for Florida at San Francisco.