The Los Angeles Angels evened up its four-game series with the New York Yankees after the Angels blasted five home runs in a dominant 7-1 win on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Angels nodded up its four-game set with the New York Yankees after blasting five home runs in a 7-1 rout on Tuesday.
After Angels shortstop Zach Neto nearly left the yard to begin the game, center fielder Mike Trout got the proceedings underway with a 432-foot solo home run to center for his fifth of the season. Right fielder Jo Adell followed that up with a 445-foot blast to center on the very next pitch, but they weren’t done there.
Designated hitter Jorge Soler sent a pitch 399 feet to left for Los Angeles’ third consecutive homer to take an early 3-0 lead. This had the feel of the series opener, when both teams went back and forth throughout the game. The Yankees won the battle 11-10, but it was all Halos in game two.
Second baseman Oswald Peraza sent one out against his old team in the fourth inning and third baseman Yoan Moncada opened it up with a two-run single in the sixth and a solo shot in the eighth. Yankees first baseman Ben Rice had a pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the ninth to cut the deficit to six, but it wasn’t enough to spark a comeback.
Angels left-hander Reid Detmers outpitched Yankees lefty Ryan Weathers, though Weathers struck out 10 over five innings. Detmers threw seven one-run innings on four hits with nine punchouts while Weathers allowed five runs on five hits and two walks.
The Halos will now turn to right-hander Jack Kochanowicz to take a 2-1 series lead while the Yankees are throwing right-hander Luis Gil to slow down the Angels offense.
Kochanowicz is 2-0 with a 3.24 ERA and 1.26 WHIP over 16.2 innings and has been superb since getting shelled in his first start against the Houston Astros. After allowing six runs (five earned) on four hits and five walks with three strikeouts over four innings during his first outing, Kochanowicz allowed just one run on six hits and six walks with nine punchouts combined against the Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds.
Gil, who didn’t make the starting rotation out of spring training after an injury-riddled 2025 season, earned a loss in his only start this season against the Tampa Bay Rays. He allowed three runs on three hits and three walks with two strikeouts over four innings of work.
Gil won the 2024 American League Rookie of the Year award after making 29 starts and going 15-7 with a 3.50 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 171 strikeouts over 151.2 innings pitched. The Yankees hope he can stay healthy this season and stay on the big league team after deciding to use an unusual four-man rotation to begin the year.
There has been a ton of excitement during this series despite the painful walk-off loss in the opener and the Angels seem to be taking a huge step in the right direction offensively in recent days.
First pitch is at 7:05 p.m. EDT on MLB.TV, Prime Video and regional sports networks.