YES Beats Rookie SNY

Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network pulled a 3.0 rating and 222,000 households for the New York Yankees’ home opener against the Kansas City Royals Tuesday, more than doubling the 1.2 rating and 87,000 households Comcast Corp.- and Time Warner Inc.-backed SportsNet New York posted for the New York Mets visit to take on the Washington Nationals in their home opener.

Both Major League Baseball games began at 1 p.m. (EST).