Game 57 | 32-25, 2nd : CC Sabathia served up back to back homers to Mike Trout and Albert Pujols in the first inning, but he and the bullpen shut it down from there and the Yanks offense took care of business. Brett Gardner hammered a huge 3-run blast in the 5th, as New York notched their series second sweep of their last three.
Here’s the box score, full recap, and video highlights.
Yankees 6, Angels 2
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- CC Sabathia With Sabathia’s well-documented struggles pitching at home, The Big Man rebounded nicely from a shaky first frame to hold the Halos in check until he was ejected after the 5th inning. In the process he picked up his 2,500th career strikeout, only the 9th lefty in MLB history to reach that mark.
- Brett Gardner Gardy went yardy for the eventual game winning hit in the bottom of the 5th inning, clubbing a 3-run homer to right off Halos starter CJ Wilson.
- Jose Pirela Pirela clubbed his first major league home run in the 7th inning off (pitcher). The ball landed in the Halos bullpen, so it’s a good bet he got to keep it.
- Chris Young Young added a solo home run in the good sign that he’s coming around after a prolonged funk at the plate.
“That I’m old, that I’ve been around for a long time. I always say, ‘When I retire, I can look back and say that’s a big deal.’ But right now, I’m just in the middle of the season, and trying to help this team win some games.” ‐ CC Sabathia (h/t: mlb.com)
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FOOTNOTES : A day off tomorrow before the most anticipated pitching matchup of the season &mash; Masahiro Tanaka verus Max Scherzer at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees lost two heart-breakers to the Washington Nationals on the road recently, and have their 6-game winning streak on the line…
