The Yankees banged out 11 runs on 11 hits to route the Angels and end their 4-game losing streak, 11-5. Everyone in the Yankee lineup got in on the action, with either one or more hits, walks, or runs scored. It was a veritable hit parade — even the slumping Gleyber Torres got 2 hits and 2 RBI’s.
The Yanks remain 7.5 behind the Red Sox, who also won, and a game behind Toronto, who also won. They did pull closer to 2nd place Tampa who lost — now 5.5 behind them.
1. Taillon Gets Win Despite Allowing 2 Ohtani HR’s
Jameson Taillon did not have a good line — 5.1 innings, 9 hits, 5 earned runs — but he got the win to go 3-4 5.43. The good news — he pitched into the 6th, and staked to the huge lead (10-3 at one point), mostly threw strikes to allow them to hit it. He only allowed 1 walk and threw 83 pitches, 59 for strikes.
However, Taillon drew a lot of Yankee Twitter ire when:
- Staked to a 1-0 lead by a Gary Sanchez homer in the bottom of the 1st — he immediately coughed up the lead allowing a 2-run homer to shortstop Jose Iglesias in the 2nd.
- Then staked to a 5-2 lead in the 2nd, he gave up a homer to Shohei Ohtani in the 3rd to make it 5-3.
#27 for your new MLB home run leader! pic.twitter.com/JujH3bSg5K
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) June 29, 2021
- Then staked to a 10-3 lead in the 4th, Taillon gave up a 2-run homer to Ohtani in the 5th to make it 10-5.
The second home run of the evening for Shohei Ohtani! pic.twitter.com/MYQ4mjPukL
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) June 30, 2021
2. Hit Parade
Gary Sanchez got the scoring off with an opposite field homer to right in the bottom of the 1st off Angels starter Andrew Heaney for a 1-0 Yankee lead.
2nd Deck Oppo Shot 🦑 pic.twitter.com/FUe8o0vlEi
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 29, 2021
After Taillon coughed up the lead in the 2nd, Gio Urshela led off the bottom of the 2nd with a walk, Miguel Andujar singled, and Brett Gardner hit a sac fly to left that leftfielder Scott Schebler made a terrific catch on — in the foul seats — but that allowed Urshela to score from 3rd, tying the game, and Andujar to move to 2nd — to Schebler’s chagrin.
Then Aaron Judge came up and hit a BOMB to Monument Park in dead center for a 5-2 Yankee lead.
Showtime 99 pic.twitter.com/jbO2unRNWp
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 29, 2021
With the Angels having closed to 5-3 off the Ohtani homer in the 4th, the Yanks came right back with a leadoff homer by Miguel Andujar in the bottom of the 4th for a 6-3 lead.
Andú-FAR pic.twitter.com/cwDThES8qb
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 30, 2021
Heaney walked Gardner and was gone after 77 pitches. The Angels brought 6’6 righty James Hoyt in and he got the next 2 outs — but then with 2 outs the Yankees really went to town.
- A double by Gary Sanchez scored Gardner to make it 7-3,
- A double by Luke Voit after a Giancarlo Stanton walk made it 8-3, and then
- Gleyber Torres singled in 2 more to make it 10-3.
3. Cortes & Abreu Keep It Scoreless Late
Manager Aaron Boone finally pulled Taillon with 1 out in the 6th — Taillon had his win. Boone brought in Nestor Cortes Jr.who pitched 1.2 shutout innings, striking out 3.
Albert Abreu pitched a scoreless 8th and 9th; looking good.
Miguel Andujar doubled in a run in the 6th to make it 11-5 for the final score.
Etcetera
The Yankee boxscore was a candy store of hits.
- Miguel Andujar went 3-4 with the HR to raise his avg to .264 (.293 OBP)
- Gleyber Torres was 2-4 with 2 RBI to raise his avg to .242 (.324 OBP)
- Aaron Judge went 1-4 with the HR — his slash line is now 18-42-.285 (.382 OBP)
- Giancarlo Stanton went 0-2 but walked 3 times; he’s at 14-38-.265 (.361 OBP)
- Gary Sanchez went 2-5 and now slashes 14-32-.236 (.361 OBP)
The Boxscore
https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore/_/gameId/401228229
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