CLEVELAND Oswaldo Cabrera , then spent this week being frozen out by the Marlins throwing a trio of left-handed starters against the Yankees. The third baseman returned to the lineup Saturday and picked up where he left off. On a day when the Yankees wasted some prime scoring chances early and then hung on for dear life late, Cabrera got the job done with a two-run homer that proved to be Richie Martin Jersey the difference in a 3-2 win over the Guardians in the first game of a doubleheader at Progre sive Field. Cabreras third home run in his 10th game of the season which came after he fouled off a bunt attempt on the first pitch of the at-bat with no outs and a runner on second put the Yankees ahead 3-0 in the sixth inning. From there, the Guardians pushed acro s a pair of runs charged to Clarke Schmidt before the Yankees bullpen Caleb Ferguson, Ian Hamilton (two innings) and Clay Holmes staved off a comeback. Oswaldo Cabrera celebrates a two-run homer against the Guardians on Saturday. AP Explore More Talk about somebody that comes to the field every day and gives everything he has the definition is Oswaldo Cabrera, catcher Jose Trevino said. Watching him grow, watching him come up, watching him play the game, how he handles himself, how he handles his teammates, its top of the charts for me. In a battle between the teams with the American Leagues best records, the Yankees (11-3) took the first round against the Guardians (9-4). Oswaldo Cabrera returned to the Yankees lineup and hit a homer against the Guardians. AP The 11-3 start matched the Yankees best record through their first 14 decisions of a season. Before Saturday, Cabrera had not played since Sunday. The right-handed hitting Jon Berti got all three starts at third base against the Marlins before Thursdays off day and Fridays rainout. Go beyond the box score with the Bombers Sign up for Inside the Yankees by Greg Joyce, exclusively on Sports+. Thank you By clicking above you agree to the and . Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! But Cabrera showed little rust, walking in his first at-bat against Carlos Carrasco and later taking righty reliever Nick Sandlin deep in the sixth. Cabbys always ready and prepared, manager Aaron Boone said. Just another nice job by him in a winning cause. Cabrera initially was trying to bunt Alex Verdugo over to third in a game the Yankees led 1-0, but after that did not work, he wanted to hit something to the right side to move him over. Clarke Schmidt pitched into the sixth inning and picked up the win Saturday. AP He did hit it to the right side, but it ended up in the seats. Feel happy about it, feel proud, Cabrera said. Me and all the hitting coaches, I know they feel the same way. But like I always say, we have to stay present all the time and keep working on the things weve been doing and try to get better all the time. Cabrera, who is in line to play every day with Berti landing on the IL on Saturday with a groin strain, saved the Yankees on a day when they stranded nine runners and hit 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position. Aaron Judge recorded two of the Yankees 10 hits on Saturday. AP Schmidt cruised at times Saturday, but also struggled with his command in spots while striking out five and walking a career-high five acro s five-plus innings. He looked primed to go deeper into the game, which would have been helpful in the first game of a doubleheader, before running into trouble late. After working out of a jam in the fifth inning in which he walked the Nos. 7 and 8 hitters with one out, Schmidt allowed back-to-back singles to start the sixth and was relieved by Ferguson. The lefty struck out Jose Ramirez, walked Josh Naylor to load the bases and then jammed Tyler Freeman for a soft ground ball up the middle. Gleyber Torres fielded it and slid over to step on second base but then got off a wild throw to first, allowing Freeman to reach safely and two runs to score. Stuff-wise was really, really good, said Schmidt, who lost his release point in the fourth inning and was more frustrated with the fifth-inning walks than the sixth-inning hits. Definitely it was a good outing, it was a grind, but definitely really happy with where everythings at. Just continuing to improve. Rich Dauer Jersey