Locked in an October-like pitching matchup, Sabathia gave up a leadoff single to Robinson Cano in the fifth, then picked the Yankees’ second baseman off first.

Cleveland’s crowd had just quieted when Cabrera drove Sabathia’s next pitch over the wall in left to give New York the only run it needed. It was Cabrera’s fifth homer, and sixth allowed already by Sabathia in 32 innings this season.

Sabathia, who has had to battle emotional outbursts on the mound in the past, was able to keep his cool in the sixth.

Derek Jeter led off with a hard-hit double and moved to third on a groundout. After pitching coach Carl Willis came out for a visit, a fired-up Sabathia struck out Alex Rodriguez and Shelley Duncan to end the threat, punctuating both Ks by yelling and pounding his fist into his glove.

Sabathia said he was releasing pent-up frustration. He lost three of his first four starts.

“It was everything,” he said.

Wang, who lost Game 1 to Sabathia in last year’s playoffs, was poised from the start and only got in trouble once.

Jason Michaels doubled to open the third and moved up on a passed ball with two outs, but Wang got Travis Hafner to ground out and end the inning.

Wang gave up three other meaningless singles to the Indians, who came in batting just .251 and have struggled offensively all season.

“He was amazing and so was C.C.,” Yankees catcher Jose Molina said. “You don’t see many 1-0 games, and this was one to appreciate.”

Notes: Rivera has not allowed a run in 10 innings this season. ... Cleveland’s Ryan Garko went 0-for-3 and is hitless in his last 19 at-bats. ... Wang is the first Yankees starter to be 5-0 since Kevin Brown in 2004. ... Jeter’s .379 career average (78-for-206) is the highest for any player in Cleveland’s 15-year-old ballpark. ... A new video game in the visitors’ clubhouse called “Big Buck Hunter,” where players fire fake shotguns at four-legged targets, has drawn a crowd of Yankees sharpshooters this weekend. On Sunday, Johnny Damon and pitcher Chris Britton were squaring off when manager Joe Girardi walked up. “You guys are killing cows,” Girardi said.

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