Angels, Ohtani crush struggling Yankees to complete series sweep
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels each got here into their three-game collection on the lookout for momentum after dropping two of three after the All-Star break.
After Wednesday’s 7-3 victory, the Angels have discovered a spark whereas the Yankees are reeling and trying to find solutions.
Taylor Ward and Luis Rengifo hit two-run homers and Chase Silseth struck out a career-high 10 in his first large league outing in seven weeks because the Angels accomplished a collection sweep.
The Halos swept a three-game collection from the Yankees for the primary time since 2009 and have received 4 of 5 to get again over .500 at 49-48.
“Really good effort these three days. That’s a team that’s in front of us and when everybody knows that,” Angels manager Phil Nevin said. “So enjoy your day off tomorrow. We gotta come out and play with the same intensity and everything this weekend against the Pirates.”
Giancarlo Stanton and Franchy Cordero had solo photographs for the Yankees, who’ve misplaced 4 straight and 9 of 11. New York struck out 42 instances throughout this collection and is hit .171 in shedding 5 of six to the Rockies and Angels.
The Yankees are batting .218 since Aaron Judge tore a ligament in his proper large toe on June 3.
“We stink right now. We acknowledge that,” supervisor Aaron Boone stated. “We’ve got to be better. We all understand where we are at. We’re seeing some guys make progress and move the needle a little bit and get a little bit healthier, but we still got a ways to go.”
Carlos Rodón (0-3) allowed six runs, 4 hits and 5 walks in 4 1/3 innings. He didn’t endear himself to Yankees followers when he sarcastically blew a kiss whereas strolling to the dugout along with his workforce trailing 4-0 after the second inning. Making his one hundred and fiftieth begin, Rodón has a 7.36 ERA in his first three outings after signing a $162 million, six-year contract, his season delayed by a spring coaching harm.
“They just kicked my teeth in today,” Rodón stated.
Silseth (2-1) allowed one run and 5 hits in 5 2/3 innings. The right-hander was used primarily out of the bullpen throughout his first large league stint this season, then went 2-1 in 5 begins for Triple-A Salt Lake.
The Angels wanted to deliver somebody up for the collection finale after Jaime Barria, who’s often the spot sixth starter, was used out of the bullpen throughout Sunday’s 9-8 loss to Houston.
“When I went down, I took it as an opportunity to continue to learn instead of getting down on myself,” Silseth stated. “I recalibrated and got the pitch mix. That’s been really comfortable for me in the last couple of starts down there and that came into today.”
Shohei Ohtani drew the primary of his 4 walks within the opening inning, and Ward homered to left on a low, inside curveball. Rengifo drove Rodón’s fastball over the left-center subject wall for a 4-0 lead within the second, and the Angels’ bought two extra runs within the third on Mickey Moniak’s RBI base hit and Eduardo Escobar’s run-scoring grounder.
“I think it helps a lot. But you can’t take it for granted,” stated Ward, who drove in three runs, concerning the early homer. “So it’s good to see we still put runs up there and then the pitching came in and shut it down.”
Stanton snapped an 0 for 16 skid with a solo shot within the sixth, and Kyle Higashioka added a RBI single. Oswald Peraza stranded the primarily based loaded when he took a referred to as third strike. He struck out 4 instances, giving him seven in his final two video games.
Cordero, who got here into the sport with solely two hits in his final 30 at-bats, had three hits, together with a solo shot within the eighth inning.
NOT AMUSED
Yankees pitcher Tommy Kahnle took out his frustrations on a cooling fan within the dugout after he allowed a ground-rule RBI double to Ward within the eighth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: CF Harrison Bader left through the sixth inning after being hit by Jose Soriano’s pitch. … LHP Nestor Cortes (left rotator cuff pressure) will make a rehab begin on Sunday. It is prone to be Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre because the RailRiders are at dwelling. He threw 35 pitches in Anaheim on Monday.
Angels: LHP José Suarez (left shoulder pressure) will make a rehab begin on Sunday after throwing 1 1/3 scoreless innings on Tuesday in a Arizona Complex League recreation.
UP NEXT
Yankees: Return dwelling to start a three-game collection in opposition to Kansas City. RHP Clarke Schmidt (5-6, 4.31 ERA) will go on Friday.
Angels: RHP Ohtani (7-5, 3.50 ERA) takes the mound Friday for the beginning of a three-game collection in opposition to Pittsburgh.
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