Yankees hit back-to-back-to-back homers for powerful start against Orioles

   

The Home Run Derby came three and a half months early.

The Yankees started their Tuesday game with the Orioles with three homers in a row — and four in the first five batters — as they mashed against Baltimore starter Kyle Gibson.

Trent Grisham started off the parade on the second pitch of the evening, depositing the offering 412 feet to right field before Aaron Judge ambushed the first pitch he saw for an opposite-field solo shot.

Ben Rice then homered on the second pitch he saw, just clearing the high wall in right at Camden Yards for the third long ball in a row.

After a Paul Goldschmidt groundout, Cody Bellinger went deep for the Yankees’ fourth dinger of the opening frame.

Trent Grisham led the game off with a homer.

Trent Grisham led the game off with a homer.

Aaron Judge then homered on the first pitch of his at-bat.

Aaron Judge then homered on the first pitch of his at-bat.

Ben Rice celebrates his homer.

Ben Rice celebrates his homer.

It was the 11th time in MLB history a team led off a game with three straight homers — and the second time the Yankees did so this year.

The Bronx Bombers did it in the opening weekend against Brewers starter Nestor Cortes during a March 29 game when they set a franchise record with nine roundtrippers.

Before the inning was over, the Yankees scored five runs and hit for the cycle.