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By Nick Ziegler (@Ziggy26x)
August 15th, 2013
Los Angeles Angels vs New York Yankees
Post Game Recap
Final Score: Angels 8 Yankees 4
The New York Yankees were unable to
complete the four-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday
afternoon, as poor hitting with runners in scoring position hurt the
Yankees in this one. The loss moves the Yankees to (62-58), and they
slide back to six games behind the two Wild Card spots.
Phil Hughes was on the mound for the
Yankees in this game, which usually means a loss, and even though he
pitched better than he has most of the season it wasn’t good enough
to keep him from getting his 12th loss of the season. It
looked like things were going to be ugly for Hughes in this one, as
in the first inning Josh Hamilton had a RBI single that scored J.B.
Shuck. Hughes would however settle down until the fourth inning when
the Angels would get two more runs on a sac-fly by Hank Conger, which
was followed up by a solo-home run from Chris Nelson. Hughes ended up
going six innings allowing three runs on six hits, one walk, while
striking out five, but it was a much better version of Hughes on
Thursday afternoon.
Angels Starter C.J. Wilson was in and
out of jams all day long, but he never broke which allowed him to
pick up his 13th win of the season. The Yankees only got
one run off Wilson, and it was none other than Alfonso Soriano, who
singled home Brett Gardner in the third inning. Wilson finished the
game going 6.2 innings allowing just the one run on 11 hits, and one
walk. The biggest jam Wilson got out of was probably later in the the
third inning after allowing the run, as he got Vernon Wells to
ground-out into a inning ending double play with the bases loaded.
Things got ugly in the eighth inning
for the Yankees, as that’s when the Angels broke the game open
against Boone Logan. With the bases loaded and the right-handed
Nelson at the plate Girardi would stick with Logan instead of going
to Joba Chamberlain, but Nelson got the best of Logan for a Grand
Slam making it a 7-1 game. Girardi would then go to Chamberlain, who
came in and allowed the final Angels run on a base-hit by J.B. Shuck,
which scored Grant Green.
The Yankees offense would finally get
some hits with runners in scoring position in the ninth inning
against the Angels bullpen. Cano would knock in the second Yankees
run on a base-hit, and then Wells would redeem himself a bit doubling
home Soriano and Cano. It wasn’t the best way to end the series for
the Yankees, as they head into a big series in Boston, but they won
the series which is the most important thing as they look to make the
playoffs.
Next up for the Yankees will be the
previously mentioned huge series in Boston against the Red Sox, as
Andy Pettitte (7-9, 4.62) will be facing Felix Doubront (8-5, 3.66)
to open up the series.
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