Voit homers, Tanaka strong, Yanks beat O's 7-2 in opener

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Beats the start of last season, when Voit was stashed away in Triple-A. A fast-rising fan favorite in the Bronx, Voit kicked off the season with a first-inning homer, backing a strong opening day effort by Masahiro Tanaka in New York's 7-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. Voit launched a three-run drive off Andrew Cashner (0-1), and Greg Bird added a solo homer in the eighth, the first big flies for New York a year after the Yankees hit a record 267 en route to 100 wins. Of course, that wasn't enough to catch the rival Boston Red Sox, who won 108 games and a World Series championship.

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