Angels rally past Yankees again
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mike Napoli hit a go-ahead two-run double off Andy Pettitte during a seven-run fifth inning and added a solo homer in the seventh, leading the Los Angeles Angels over the New York Yankees, 14-8, yesterday.
It was the Angels' second straight comeback win over the Yanks.
Alex Rodriguez homered twice for New York, increasing his career total to 570 and putting him in 10th place on the all-time list, ahead of former Texas Rangers teammate Rafael Palmeiro - another slugger whose reputation was tarnished by the steroids scandal. It was A-Rod's 53d multihomer game and first this season.
Brandon Wood connected for a two-run homer during the Angels' fifth-inning rally, Howie Kendrick capped it with a two-run single, and Bobby Abreu drove in three runs against his former team. The two-time defending AL West champs lead the majors with 26 comeback wins, one more than the Yankees.
For the seventh time in the Angels' last eight games, they fell behind by at least four runs. And for the fourth time, they won - including Friday night's 10-6 victory, when they overcame a 5-1 deficit against Joba Chamberlain. It was the first time they had won four games in this fashion on one homestand in the franchise's 49-year history.
Robinson Cano extended the Yankees' margin to 4-0 in the fourth with a two-out RBI single. But the Angels pulled ahead by 8-4 in the fifth while knocking out Pettitte (8-5), who was charged with six runs and seven hits in 41/3 innings.
Jered Weaver (10-3) struck out nine over six innings, allowing four runs, three earned, and four hits, including Rodriguez's two-run shot in the first and Eric Hinske's solo shot in the second.
New York 210 100 220 – 8 9 1
Los Angeles 000 171 14x – 14 16 1
New York AB R H BI Avg. Los Angeles AB R H BI Avg.
Jeter ss 5 0 1 0 .320 Figgins dh 4 2 0 0 .308
Damon lf 4 1 0 0 .276 E.Aybar ss 5 2 3 1 .292
Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 .276 B.Abreu rf 4 1 2 3 .308
A.Rodriguez 3b 3 3 2 3 .263 Napoli c 4 3 2 3 .294
H.Matsui dh 4 1 1 1 .266 K.Morales 1b 5 1 1 1 .284
Posada c 4 0 0 0 .281 Matthews Jr. cf 4 1 2 2 .231
Cano 2b 3 1 2 1 .309 H.Kendrick 2b 5 1 3 2 .237
Hinske rf 4 2 2 3 .270 B.Wood 3b 3 1 1 2 .333
Gardner cf 2 0 0 0 .283 Quinlan lf 2 0 1 0 .222
a-M.Cbrra ph-cf 2 0 1 0 .280 Willits lf 2 2 1 0 .250
