Tanner Bibee settles in after first-pitch homer, Guardians rally to down Aaron Judge, Yankees 3-2

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee recovered from giving up a home run on his first pitch to work six innings, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night that extended their winning streak to five.

Bibee (2-2) was quickly tagged by New York's Ben Rice but settled in. He allowed two runs and five hits while helping the Guardians clinch the series and improve to 7-1 at home.

New York's Aaron Judge went 4 for 4 with three singles and double, raising his major league-leading average to .411 with his 12th career four-hit game.

For the second day in a row, Cade Smith closed for Cleveland. He needed just four pitches in the ninth for his second save.

Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase, who has struggled so far this season, was not available after pitching three straight days and throwing 30 pitches on Sunday.

Warren held the Guardians to one hit and led 2-0 after five innings before allowing two singles to start the sixth and being replaced.

Cleveland then scored three runs with an unorthodox rally,

Reliever Mark Leiter Jr. (2-2) fanned José Ramírez before the Guardians attempted a double steal with one out. As Steven Kwan neared third, Leiter’s pitch got past catcher J.C. Escarra. Kwan never stopped and slid home safely ahead of Escarra’s throw to Leiter, pulling Cleveland to 2-1.

Kyle Manzardo followed with an RBI double — on a ball Judge nearly caught — and came around to score on Angel Martinez’s infield single, which skipped away from Yankees Gold Glove shortstop Anthony Volpe.

Rice sent Bibee's first pitch over the wall in left field for his sixth homer and New York's 41st this season.

Bibee has had a homer problem, giving up eight long balls in just five starts.

Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu went 3 for 3 with a homer and double in the start of a minor league assignment at Double-A Somerset as he rehabs a strained calf.

Judge covered 51 feet in right field before making a lunging catch to rob Brayan Rocchio of possible extra bases in the fifth.

Judge has reached base in 20 straight games, batting .413 (31 of 75) over the span.

A matinee on Wednesday to complete the series with the Yankees starting RHP Carlos Rodón (2-3, 4.34 ERA) against Guardians RHP Luis Ortiz (2-2, 5.48).

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Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Cade Smith, right, is congratulated by catcher Bo Naylor after the Guardians defeated the New York Yankees in a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan, right, is congratulated by Kyle Manzardo after scoring a run on a pass ball by New York Yankees relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan celebrates after scoring a run on a pass ball by New York Yankees relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan, left, and right fielder Daniel Schneemann celebrate after the Guardians defeated the New York Yankees in a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees' Ben Rice walks to the dugout after striking out during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. catches a ball hit by Cleveland Guardians' Kyle Manzardo during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice runs the bases after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge scores a run on a sacrifice by Jazz Chisholm Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan slides to score a run on a pass ball by New York Yankees relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians second baseman Daniel Schneemann, top, throws to first base after forcing out New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. Anthony Volpe was out at first base for the double play. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday.

Four apartment buildings were damaged in the bombardment, according to regional military administration head Oleh Kiper. Power company DTEK said two of its energy facilities suffered significant damage. The company said that 10 substations that distribute electricity in the Odesa region were damaged in December alone.

Russia has this year escalated its long-range attacks on urban areas of Ukraine. In recent months, as Russia’s invasion of its neighbor approaches its four-year milestone in February, it has also intensified its targeting of energy infrastructure, seeking to deny Ukrainians heat and running water in the bitter winter months.

From January to November this year, more than 2,300 Ukrainian civilians were killed and more than 11,000 were injured, the United Nations said earlier this month. That was 26% higher than in the same period in 2024 and 70% higher than in 2023, it said.

Russia’s sustained drone and missile attacks have taken place against backdrop of renewed diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting.

U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Florida resort on Sunday and announced that a settlement is “closer than ever before." The Ukrainian leader is due to hold talks next week with the heads of European governments supporting his efforts to secure acceptable terms.

The ongoing attacks, meantime, are inflaming tensions.

The overnight Odesa strikes “are further evidence of the enemy’s terror tactics, which deliberately target civilian infrastructure,” Kiper, the regional head, said.

Moscow has alleged that Ukraine attempted to attack Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in northwestern Russia with 91 long-range drones late Sunday and early Monday. Ukrainian officials deny the claim and say it’s a ruse to derail progress in the peace negotiations.

Maj. Gen. Alexander Romanenkov of the Russian air force claimed Wednesday that the drones took off from Ukraine’s Sumy and Chernihiv regions.

At a briefing where no questions were allowed, he presented a map showing the drone flight routes before they were downed by Russian air defenses over the Bryansk, Tver, Smolensk and Novgorod regions.

It was not possible to independently verify the reports.

The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, on Wednesday called the Russian allegations “a deliberate distraction” from the peace talks.

“No one should accept unfounded claims from the aggressor who has indiscriminately targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure and civilians since the start of the war,” Kallas posted on X.

Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Romania and Croatia are the latest countries to join a fund that buys weapons for Ukraine from the United States. The financial arrangement, known as the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List, or PURL, pools contributions from NATO members, except the United States, to purchase American weapons, munitions and equipment.

Since it was established in August, 24 countries are now contributing to the fund, according to Zelenskyy. The fund has so far received $4.3 billion, with almost $1.5 billion coming in December alone, he said on social media.

Ukraine’s air force said Wednesday that Russia fired 127 drones at the country during the night, with 101 of them intercepted by air defenses.

Meanwhile, the Russian Defense Ministry said that 86 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight over Russian regions, the Black Sea and the illegally annexed Crimea peninsula.

The Ukrainian attack started a fire at an oil refinery in Russia's southern Krasnodar region, but it was quickly put out, local authorities said.

This story has corrected the day of the alleged Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian president’s residence to late Sunday and early Monday.

Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

In this image made from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, a Russian Army soldier fires from D-30 howitzer towards Ukrainian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)