Angels Series

The Yankees did a great job coming back to split the four game series with the Angels. After coming off a  sweep of the Red Sox and winning the first two games their series with the Yankees, the Angels looked like the team to beat in Major League Baseball, and still might be, but the Yankees for the first time in awhile played like they did during their latest dynasty.

Down 5-0, the Yankees showed heart, combining power with small-ball causing the opposition to make mistakes. The key was they finally came through in the clutch. They only left two runners in scoring position (Surprise: one of them was by A-Rod), stole bases, hit and ran (looks weird in the past tense), and got great bench play. Justin Christian was the player of the game as a pinch runner, immediately stealing second then causing an errant throw when stealing third allowing him to score. The Yankees have not had the Homer Bush/Dave Roberts speed guy off the bench in awhile and it is a good weapon to have.