Curtis Granderson quickly put the New York Yankees ahead with the first of his two homers into the upper deck. That first-inning shot was more than enough for the Yankees, who ended their season-worst three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night as rookie right-hander Ivan Nova kept the ball down and mostly kept the Texas Rangers from even hitting the ball out of the infield. Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310506113&teams=new-york-yankees-vs-texas-rangers