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New York Yankees' Russell Martin, right, is greeted by teammate Ichiro Suzuki after hitting a two-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday, July 27, 2012. Seth Wenig, Associated Press
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New York Yankees' Raul Ibanez hits a two-run home run during the first inning of the baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday, July 27, 2012. Seth Wenig, Associated Press
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Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia hits a home run during the first inning of the baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday, July 27, 2012. Seth Wenig, Associated Press
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New York Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki flies out in his first at-bat during the second inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday, July 27, 2012. Seth Wenig, Associated Press
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Boston Red Sox's Carl Crawford, right, is greeted by teammate Dustin Pedroia after hitting a home run during the third inning of the baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday, July 27, 2012. Seth Wenig, Associated Press
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New York Yankees' Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges the crowd during the first inning of the baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday, July 27, 2012. Seth Wenig, Associated Press
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New York Yankees' Phil Hughes pitches during the first inning of the baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday, July 27, 2012. Seth Wenig, Associated Press
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Boston Red Sox's Aaron Cook pitches during the first inning of the baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York, Friday, July 27, 2012. Seth Wenig, Associated Press
By Associated Press

NEW YORK — Curtis Granderson and Yankees fans gave Ichiro Suzuki a grand welcome to the Bronx.

Raul Ibanez and Russell Martin hit two-run homers, Granderson capped the scoring with an eighth-inning grand slam and New York powered past the Boston Red Sox 10-3 on Friday night.

In Suzuki's first game wearing Yankees pinstripes, Phil Hughes (10-8) gave up three solo homers but little else in seven innings to help the Yankees beat Boston for the sixth time in seven games this year — New York's best start to a season against the Red Sox since opening 6-0 in 1994.

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The rivals were meeting in the Bronx for the first time this year, the latest in a non-strike season the team's have met at Yankee Stadium.

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