Yankees 6, Dodgers 4: Ichiro Suzuki homered and drove in three runs in support of Hiroki Kuroda as New York took the opener of a day-night doubleheader from visiting Los Angeles.

Lyle Overbay added two RBIs as the Yankees won their fourth straight home game. Former Dodger Kuroda (7-5) allowed two runs on eight hits in 6 2/3 innings and three relievers bridged the gap to Mariano Rivera, who worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 25th save.

Hanley Ramirez went 4-for-4 with a two-run homer in the eighth for the Dodgers. A.J. Ellis and Jerry Hairston Jr. each added an RBI but Hyun-Jin Ryu (6-3) surrendered three runs in six innings to suffer his first loss since May 5.

The Yankees broke through against Ryu in the second when Thomas Neal beat out a single after Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig tried to throw him out from short right field. Suzuki followed with a single and the runners moved up on a bunt before Overbay sent a double over Andre Ethier’s head in center field to plate a pair.

Suzuki made it 3-0 with a solo home run in the sixth before Los Angeles got on the board and knocked out Kuroda with two runs in the seventh. New York put two on with one out in the bottom of the seventh and Dodgers right-hander Ronald Belisario made a pair of errors on the same play - failing to field a pop up and then throwing it into center field - that allowed the Yankees to open a three-run lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Dodgers were visiting the Bronx for the first time since winning Game 6 of the 1981 World Series at the old Yankee Stadium. … Los Angeles is expected to activate LH Chris Capuano off the 15-day disabled list to start against New York RH Phil Hughes in the nightcap. … The Yankees acquired OF Fernando Martinez from the Houston Astros in exchange for minor-league RHP Charles Basford. Martinez, 24, is expected to report to Triple-A.