Will Warren struggles as Yankees fall 8-2 to Angels in Game 2 of doubleheader

Will Warren simply didn’t have that in his second big league start as the Yankees fell to the Angels 8-2 in the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader.

Here are the conclusions…

-It was tough sledding, especially early on, for Warren in his home debut. After a scoreless first, Warren ran into trouble after allowing three consecutive singles and a run before walking the bases with no outs.

After a visit from the throwing coach Matt Blake, Warren struck out the next two batters but walked out, giving the Angels a 2-0 lead. Zach Neto After counting down, Warren hit a pitch over the plate, allowing the shortstop to launch a grand slam, his second home run of the day. Neto would knock out Warren in the fourth with a two-run double that put the Angels up 8-1.

Warren went just 4.1 innings (93 pitches/55 strikes), allowing eight runs on eight hits and three walks while striking out six batters.

-The Yankees bullpen in relief of Warren was great. The combination of Michael Tonkin (2.0IP), Tim Hill (1.2 IP) and Marcos Leiter Jr. (1.0 IP) threw 4.2 innings, allowing just five hits.

-The Yankees offense just couldn’t get it right. They had nine hits but only scored two runs. The Angels scored eight runs on 13 hits.

–DJ Le Mahieu continued to put together good hits. The veteran infielder was 2-for-4 with an RBI single. In his last seven games, LeMahieu is 5-for-15 (.333) with one home run and nine RBI.

The Yankees’ other run came on a Gleyber Torres bag fly. Torres finished 0 for 4. Both players did not start Game 1.

Alex Verdugo click clean with Austin Wells taking the game away after starting in Game 1. The lefty was 1 in 4 behind Aaron Judge. judge and Juan Soto combined to go 2-for-7 with a walk – from Judge, of course.

Game MVP: Zach Neto

The Angels shortstop was 3-for-5 and drove in six of LA’s eight runs.

Highlights

What is the next

The Yankees and Angels complete their three-game series on Thursday night.

Nestor Cortes (5-9, 4.16 ERA) will take the mountain while the Angels will have Tyler Anderson (8-10, 3.05 ERA) in the collision.