Angels vs Yankees Recap: 11th-hour comeback fall short

The Los Angeles Angels visited the New York Yankees on Monday, April 13. The Yankees were at home and they won a close game, 11–10. Both teams wanted a win to help their early season records. The Angels came in with questions about pitching, while the Yankees leaned on a strong staff on paper. The game started with big homers from the Yankees, and it turned into a back-and-forth slugfest. Fans saw long hits, quick pitching changes, and tense moments. By the ninth inning the lead changed several times, and the Yankees pulled ahead to finish the comeback.

The game opened with a huge two-run homer by Judge in the first inning. That blast sailed 456 feet and put New York up 2–0 right away. In the second inning Caballero added another two-run homer to make it 4–0, and the Yankees looked dominant early. The Angels woke up in the fourth inning when Soler doubled and Trout scored, then Adell and O'Hoppe drove in runs. A walk by Neto tied the game at 4–4, and the inning showed the Angels would fight back. Early power from both clubs set a fast, exciting pace for the rest of the night.

The middle innings saw big swings. Grisham hit a three-run homer in the fifth to push New York ahead 7–4. Then Trout answered in the sixth with a three-run homer that tied it again at 7–7. Judge followed with a homer to make it 8–7, but the Angels kept battling. Lowe hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh to tie the game at 8–8, and Trout later hit a two-run homer in the eighth to put the Angels up 10–8. In the ninth Grisham tied it with a homer, and a walk plus a wild pitch gave New York an 11–10 lead to win.