By Mark Feinsand / MLB.com

Brad Halsey held the Dodgers to two runs on five hits in his stunning debut.

LOS ANGELES -- Brad Halsey made quite an impression in his Major League debut, leading the Yankees past the Dodgers, 6-2, in front of a national television audience at Dodger Stadium.
 

The 23-year-old left-hander allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings of work, showing no signs of nerves during the game. Halsey became the 10th starting pitcher used by the Yankees this season, who are second only to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (11).

New York snapped a two-game losing streak, winning for the 19th time in its last 24 games.

The Yankees helped the rookie out before he ever took the mound, jumping on Hideo Nomo for four runs in the first inning. The big hit of the inning came from Hideki Matsui, who took Nomo deep for a three-run shot, his 12th homer of the season.

Halsey gave one run back in the bottom of the first, allowing two hits before Shawn Green's RBI groundout plated Jayson Werth to cut the lead to 4-1.

Nomo settled in after his rough start, sitting down 12 consecutive batters from the second through the sixth innings. Halsey also found a rhythm, keeping the Dodgers at one run through four frames.

Nomo cut the lead to two runs in the fifth, leading off the inning with a solo homer to left, his first of the season and just the fourth of his career. Halsey retired the next five batters he faced, but a two-out single by Juan Encarnacion proved to be the end for the young lefty, as Joe Torre pulled him in favor of Paul Quantrill.

Halsey was charged with two runs on five hits, walking one and striking out three. He became the first pitcher to start and win his big-league debut since Brandon Claussen, who defeated the Mets at Shea Stadium on June 28, 2003.

The Yankees tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the eighth, one on an RBI single by Alex Rodriguez and another on a throwing error by Jose Hernandez, which ended the Dodgers' streak of 92 consecutive errorless innings.

Tom Gordon tossed 1 1/3 scoreless innings, while Mariano Rivera closed out the game with a scoreless ninth.

Mark Feinsand is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.