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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)
August 13th, 2013
Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees
Post Game Recap
Final Score: Angels 7 Yankees 14
The New York Yankees were able to win
their third straight game on Tuesday night, which was their second
straight win over the Los Angeles Angels, and the Yankees continue to
gain ground in the Wild Card race. The win moves the Yankees to
(61-57), and they are now 5.5 games behind the Rays and Athletics for
the two Wild Card spots.
Yankees Starter C.C. Sabathia once
again didn’t look like an ace, but with plenty of run support it
made up for some poor Yankees defense. Nonetheless he was able to
earn his 10th win of the season, and it was his first win
since July 3rd. Things started out tough for Sabathia
though, as in the first inning Mark Trumbo hit a two-run home run,
which scored Mike Trout and was his 26th home run of the
season. The final run Sabathia would allow came in the third inning
with the bases loaded, as he walked Chris Nelson which scored J.B.
Shuck. Sabathia finished going six innings allowing three runs, only
two of which were earned on three hits and six walks, while striking
out seven. Tuesday was definitely better for Sabathia compared to
almost all of his starts in the past month, which is a great sign for
the Yankees.
Angels Starter Jason Vargas struggled
in this game, as he picked up his fifth loss of the season, and was
taken out of the game pretty early. In the second inning Vernon Wells
hit a solo-home run, which was his 11th home run of the
season, and his first since May 15th. In the fourth inning
the Yankees would get another run, as Jayson Nix ground out allowed
Wells to score his second run of the game. In the fifth inning
Alfonso Soriano would hits a two-run home run scoring Eduardo Nunez,
and then a walk to Robinson Cano would lead to Vargas getting pulled
from the game.
Against the Angels bullpen is when the
Yankees would really break this game open, as in the sixth run the
Yankees put up four runs. With runners on second and third Eduardo
Nunez had a ground out to Second Base, which scored Jayson Nix.
Soriano then had a base-hit to score Overbay, and then a walk to Cano
would give Alex Rodriguez a nice opportunity to break it open, which
he did doubling home Soriano and Cano. Former Angels Starter Joe
Blanton would get rocked in his new mop up role in the bullpen, as in
the seventh inning the Yankees would get four more runs, as Nunez
grounded in a fielders choice, and then Soriano hit a three-run home
run, which was his second of the game to make it a 12-3 Yankees lead.
In the eighth inning the Yankees would tack on two more runs to
Blanton's stat line, as Nunez had a two-run RBI single, which capped
off a four RBI day for him.
Pitching prospect Dellin Betances made
his season debut, but it did not go to well for him, as he gave up
four runs on five hits, which included giving up a three-run home run
to Trout. Girardi did pull Betances for Joba Chamberlain to get the
final two outs of the game.
Next up the Yankees will have a chance
to win the four-game series, as Ivan Nova (5-4, 2.93) will be facing
Angels ace Jered Weaver (7-5, 2.87).
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