The Yankeesoffense exploded in support of Gerrit Cole as New York took their series opener against the White Sox, 12-2, on Tuesday night.It's the team's eighth game this season with 10-plus runs this season. New York posted 15 hits with all nine starters getting at least one knock.Here are the takeaways....-The White Sox entered Tuesday with the fourth most home runs in MLB, and showed that power early. Andrew Benintendi took Cole deep with a two-out homer to give Chicago an early 1-0 lead after one.But Cole would settle down, retiring 13 straight through five innings. He'd pitch into trouble in the sixth, allowing a run on an infield single by Luisangel Acuna, but the former AL Cy Young winner would get out of it and deliver six solid innings for the Yankees.Cole finished tossing 90 pitches (59 strikes), allowing two runs on three hits and two walks while striking out six batters.-Davis Martin had allowed just three home runs all season (13 starts). He went up against the Yankees, who entered Tuesday with the most home runs in MLB (102). Which side will blink? Well, Spencer Jones took Martin deep in the second to knot the game at 1-1 with a screamer into the second deck in right field.Then luck was on the Yankees' side in the third. An excuse-me swing by J.C. Escarra resulted in a leadoff double, then Anthony Volpe hit a hopper to second base, but first baseman Jacob Gonzalez didn't cover first, allowing runners on the corners. Ben Rice walked to load the bases before Cody Bellinger lined a two-run single to give the Yankees the lead. Jones walked with the bases loaded before Jose Caballero drove in the team's fourth run of the inning with a sac fly.Rice added on with a towering two-run shot in the fourth. His 20 homers are now tied for third in the majors. Paul Goldschmidt added a two-run shot to put the Yankees up 9-1 and knocked Martin out of the game. Martin entered the contest with a 2.41 ERA, second-best in the AL, which has been raised to 3.31 ERA.-Ryan McMahon had an RBI single and Jones scored after pitcher Chris Murphy threw a dribbler from Escarra away to account for all runs in a six-run fourth inning.In the eighth with Acuna pitching, Caballero launched his seventh homer of the season.Game MVP: Entire Yankees lineupDifficult to pick one bat in this one. They all did their job to knock around the White Sox's best starter.HighlightsCody Bellinger brings in two! pic.twitter.com/Q2Cr4ff8F9 SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 16, 2026Spencer Jones walks in a run pic.twitter.com/Np0AbjR2RA SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 17, 2026HOME RUN NUMBER 20 FOR BEN RICE! pic.twitter.com/zDGSXNBKRR SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 17, 2026GOLDY BOMB.Paul Goldschmidt makes it 9-1 Yankees! pic.twitter.com/gBQIjWlS6J SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 17, 2026SPENCER JONES' FIRST YANKEE STADIUM HOME RUN! pic.twitter.com/u1cFzX208G SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) June 16, 2026