ANAHEIM, California – Luis Gil homered nine to win his sixth straight game, continuing the starters’ record, Alex Verdugo scored and the New York Yankees bounced back with a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.
Anthony Volpe extended his hitting streak to 21 games with two hits, tying the longest streak in the majors this season. He also scored a run.
Logan O’Hoppe had a solo shot for the Angels, who have lost four of five.
Gil (7-1) allowed one run on two hits in eight innings, extending the MLB starting lineup record to 16 consecutive games in which they have gone at least five innings and allowed two runs or fewer.
Since May 12, Yankees starters have gone 12-4 and allowed just 11 earned runs in 99 innings for a 1.00 ERA. Opposing teams have a .158 batting average.
Clay Holmes worked ninth for his 16th save. The Angels had runners on first and second with none out before Willie Calhoun grounded into a double play and O’Hoppe grounded out to third.
After the Yankees had an unassisted double play turned against them in the first inning due to baserunner interference from Juan Soto and a late rally in the second inning due to Anthony Rizzo being hit by a ball hit by DJ LeMahieu, Verdugo hit a sinker high of Tyler Anderson (5-5) in right field stands.
Volpe made it 2-0 in the seventh when he hit a triple to the right field corner and came home when Angels second baseman Luis Rengifo’s throw to third went right into the camera.
Gil had retired 11 consecutive Angels hitters until O’Hoppe walked off the auxiliary scoreboard just over the wall in right-center.
New York looked like it would open things up early when its first three batters got on board, only to be finished off by an unconventional double play.
Giancarlo Stanton hit a high pop-up near the bag at second. The umpires called an infield fly, but Soto bumped Angels shortstop Zach Neto with his hip as he tried to get back to second base, causing Neto to lose control of the ball, which fell into the infield.
Second base umpire Vic Carapazza ruled that Soto interfered with Neto, leading to the second out.
Coach Aaron Boone came out to discuss the decision and was sent off by Carapazza. It was Boone’s third ejection of the season and the 36th of his career.
Tyler Anderson and the Angels came out of the inning unscathed when Verdugo was struck out.
Bench coach Brad Ausmus, who managed the Angels in 2019, took over after Boone was ejected.
The Yankees had runners on first and second, with one on second, but LeMahieu’s grounder hit Rizzo as he was running to third for an automatic out.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: INF Kevin Smith ended up accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre. The team announced Tuesday that it has elected free agency.
NEXT
A left-handed showdown at the end of the series. Carlos Rodón (6-2, 2.95 ERA) goes to the Yankees, while the Angels counter with Patrick Sandoval (2-7, 5.60 ERA).
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