NEW
YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi finally got to use the
overpowering 1-2 at the back of his bullpen, getting innings from Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman in the same game for the first time since early May.
Of course, he would have rather not needed both Wednesday night, but that's a problem for another day.
First, to celebrate a much-needed victory.
Didi Gregorius and Matt Holliday each hit a go-ahead homer, and New York piled on from there to beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 and snap a season-high seven-game losing streak.
New York's skid was its longest since 2007. The Yankees haven't lost eight straight since August 1995. They moved back ahead of Boston for first place in the AL East a night after losing the division lead for the first time since mid-May.
"It's nice," Girardi said. "It's been a frustrating week, no doubt about it."
Jordan Montgomery (5-4) pitched two-run ball over 5 2/3 innings, and relievers Chad Green and Betances got the ball to Tyler Clippard in the ninth.
Clippard, pitching a night after being booed off the mound, allowed a leadoff double to Andrelton Simmons and a two-run homer to Martin Maldonado, his second of the game.
Clippard, New York's go-to seventh-inning man, has allowed at least a run in four of his past five appearances, including three in 1/3 of an inning Tuesday night.
"Trying to get him a clean inning and it didn't work," Girardi said. "He'll get back on track."
Instead, Girardi called on Chapman to close out. The hard-throwing left-hander went 1-2-3 in his second appearance since coming off the disabled list Sunday.
Montgomery pitched with an extra day of rest and gave up five hits, including a two-run homer by Maldonado, while striking out five. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 2.55 ERA over his past six starts.
Maldonado had the first multihomer game of his career. He and Andrelton Simmons each had three hits for the Angels.
Austin Romine added a two-run single for New York in the sixth. The backup catcher had three hits, and is batting.350 with 12 RBI with runners in scoring position this season.
Aaron Hicks scored Romine with a single, and Starlin Castro and Chase Headley added RBI in the seventh.
RUNS ON RICKY
Ricky Nolasco (2-9) lost his seventh consecutive start to match George Brunet's franchise record from 1967. The Angels have lost 10 straight with the right-hander on the mound.
Nolasco allowed the homers to Holliday and Gregorius, and has given up 23 long balls this season, tied for the major league lead with Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo.
"Ricky's been a good major league starting pitcher," manager Mike Scioscia said. "And he's not that far off from being where we feel he's going to be as productive as he was towards the end of last year.
"We all feel this is really correctable with Ricky," Scioscia added.
BACK TOGETHER
Betances and Chapman hadn't pitched in the same game since Chapman blew a save against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 7, a game New York won 5-4 in 18 innings.
Betances struck out two in a perfect eighth Wednesday in his first game since June 15.
BIG APPLE BIG FLIES
Gregorius lofted a two-run homer for New York down the right field line in the second inning that started the scoring. It was the eighth homer of the season for Gregorius and his second in three games.
Holliday, making his seventh start this season at first base, went the other way for a solo homer in the fifth inning that made it 3-2. It was his 15th homer.
MOVING ON
The Angels waived right-hander Doug Fister to release him from his minor league contract. The 6-foot-8 starter was 1-0 with a 4.02 ERA in three starts with Triple-A Salt Lake.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Huston Street was set to be evaluated Wednesday. The right-hander allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings for Salt Lake in a rehab outing Monday.
Yankees: 1B Greg Bird received a cortisone shot to address a bruised right ankle. Bird's minor league rehab assignment was cut short after he went 3 for 21 at Triple-A from June 1-14. He hasn't played for the Yankees since May 1. ... CF Jacoby Ellsbury, out since sustaining a concussion May 24, ran the bases and was set to take batting practice.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Luis Severino (5-2, 2.99 ERA) tries to rebound from a tough start in a matchup with Angels RHP Jesse Chavez (5-7, 4.85). Severino allowed four runs and four walks over six innings in a 7-6 loss to Oakland on June 16. He had gone seven straight starts allowing three or fewer runs.
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Of course, he would have rather not needed both Wednesday night, but that's a problem for another day.
First, to celebrate a much-needed victory.
Didi Gregorius and Matt Holliday each hit a go-ahead homer, and New York piled on from there to beat the Los Angeles Angels 8-4 and snap a season-high seven-game losing streak.
New York's skid was its longest since 2007. The Yankees haven't lost eight straight since August 1995. They moved back ahead of Boston for first place in the AL East a night after losing the division lead for the first time since mid-May.
"It's nice," Girardi said. "It's been a frustrating week, no doubt about it."
Jordan Montgomery (5-4) pitched two-run ball over 5 2/3 innings, and relievers Chad Green and Betances got the ball to Tyler Clippard in the ninth.
Clippard, pitching a night after being booed off the mound, allowed a leadoff double to Andrelton Simmons and a two-run homer to Martin Maldonado, his second of the game.
Clippard, New York's go-to seventh-inning man, has allowed at least a run in four of his past five appearances, including three in 1/3 of an inning Tuesday night.
"Trying to get him a clean inning and it didn't work," Girardi said. "He'll get back on track."
Instead, Girardi called on Chapman to close out. The hard-throwing left-hander went 1-2-3 in his second appearance since coming off the disabled list Sunday.
Montgomery pitched with an extra day of rest and gave up five hits, including a two-run homer by Maldonado, while striking out five. The left-hander is 3-1 with a 2.55 ERA over his past six starts.
Maldonado had the first multihomer game of his career. He and Andrelton Simmons each had three hits for the Angels.
Austin Romine added a two-run single for New York in the sixth. The backup catcher had three hits, and is batting.350 with 12 RBI with runners in scoring position this season.
Aaron Hicks scored Romine with a single, and Starlin Castro and Chase Headley added RBI in the seventh.
RUNS ON RICKY
Ricky Nolasco (2-9) lost his seventh consecutive start to match George Brunet's franchise record from 1967. The Angels have lost 10 straight with the right-hander on the mound.
Nolasco allowed the homers to Holliday and Gregorius, and has given up 23 long balls this season, tied for the major league lead with Cincinnati's Bronson Arroyo.
"Ricky's been a good major league starting pitcher," manager Mike Scioscia said. "And he's not that far off from being where we feel he's going to be as productive as he was towards the end of last year.
"We all feel this is really correctable with Ricky," Scioscia added.
BACK TOGETHER
Betances and Chapman hadn't pitched in the same game since Chapman blew a save against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on May 7, a game New York won 5-4 in 18 innings.
Betances struck out two in a perfect eighth Wednesday in his first game since June 15.
BIG APPLE BIG FLIES
Gregorius lofted a two-run homer for New York down the right field line in the second inning that started the scoring. It was the eighth homer of the season for Gregorius and his second in three games.
Holliday, making his seventh start this season at first base, went the other way for a solo homer in the fifth inning that made it 3-2. It was his 15th homer.
MOVING ON
The Angels waived right-hander Doug Fister to release him from his minor league contract. The 6-foot-8 starter was 1-0 with a 4.02 ERA in three starts with Triple-A Salt Lake.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Angels: Huston Street was set to be evaluated Wednesday. The right-hander allowed one hit over 1 1/3 innings for Salt Lake in a rehab outing Monday.
Yankees: 1B Greg Bird received a cortisone shot to address a bruised right ankle. Bird's minor league rehab assignment was cut short after he went 3 for 21 at Triple-A from June 1-14. He hasn't played for the Yankees since May 1. ... CF Jacoby Ellsbury, out since sustaining a concussion May 24, ran the bases and was set to take batting practice.
UP NEXT
Yankees RHP Luis Severino (5-2, 2.99 ERA) tries to rebound from a tough start in a matchup with Angels RHP Jesse Chavez (5-7, 4.85). Severino allowed four runs and four walks over six innings in a 7-6 loss to Oakland on June 16. He had gone seven straight starts allowing three or fewer runs.
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7:05PM,EDT,June 21,2017
Yankee Stadium, New York,New York
Yankee Stadium, New York,New York
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Maybin walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Calhoun grounded out to second, Maybin to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Escobar grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Gardner out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Judge struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Holliday grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hicks out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Simmons continues to bat after dropped foul ball by first baseman Holliday. | 0 | 0 |
| Simmons struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Maldonado doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Maldonado caught stealing third, catcher to third to second to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Cron struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Sánchez singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gregorius homered to right (338 feet), Sánchez scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Headley struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Romine singled to right center. | 0 | 2 |
| Gardner walked, Romine to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hicks fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Espinosa singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Young Jr. sacrificed to pitcher, Espinosa to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Maybin struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Calhoun flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Judge singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Holliday grounded into double play, third to second to first, Judge out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Escobar struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Simmons singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Simmons to second on balk by Montgomery. | 0 | 2 |
| Maldonado homered to left (401 feet), Simmons scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Cron flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Sánchez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| Gregorius flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Headley walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Romine singled to right center, Headley to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Maybin walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Calhoun grounded out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Hicks walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Judge struck out looking. Hicks caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Holliday homered to right (384 feet). | 2 | 3 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Montgomery pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Pujols lined out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| Simmons singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Green relieved Montgomery. | 2 | 3 |
| Simmons stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| Maldonado struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Sánchez singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| Gregorius lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Headley walked, Sánchez to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Morin relieved Nolasco. | 2 | 3 |
| Romine doubled to deep center, Sánchez and Headley scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Gardner flied out to center, Romine to third. | 2 | 5 |
| Hicks reached on infield single to third, Romine scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Judge grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hicks out at second. | 2 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Cron walked. | 2 | 6 |
| Espinosa struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Young Jr. grounded out to pitcher, Cron to second. | 2 | 6 |
| Maybin grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Morin pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Holliday doubled to center. | 2 | 6 |
| Castro singled to center, Holliday scored, Castro to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 7 |
| Sánchez grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Gregorius grounded out to first, Castro to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Headley singled to left center, Castro scored. | 2 | 8 |
| Romine struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Betances relieved Green. | 2 | 8 |
| Carter at first base. | 2 | 8 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Pujols struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Álvarez relieved Morin. | 2 | 8 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| Hicks grounded out to third. | 2 | 8 |
| Judge struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Clippard pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Clippard relieved Betances. | 2 | 8 |
| Simmons doubled to deep right. | 2 | 8 |
| Maldonado homered to right (380 feet), Simmons scored. | 4 | 8 |
| Chapman relieved Clippard. | 4 | 8 |
| Cron lined out to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Espinosa grounded out to third. | 4 | 8 |
| Young Jr. struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Maybin CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .276 | .382 | .429 |
| Calhoun RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .244 | .327 | .385 |
| Pujols DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .236 | .284 | .382 |
| Escobar 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .272 | .322 | .404 |
| Simmons SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .280 | .338 | .409 |
| Maldonado C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .267 | .338 | .426 |
| Cron 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .212 | .266 | .297 |
| Espinosa 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .176 | .247 | .307 |
| Young Jr. LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .290 | .380 | .464 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 148 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Maldonado (10, Montgomery); Simmons (15, Clippard) HR: Maldonado 2 (7, 4th inning off Montgomery 1 on, 2 Out; 9th inning off Clippard 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Maldonado 4 (21) S: Young Jr. 2-out RBI: Maldonado 2 Angels RISP: 2-8 (Maldonado 2-3, Calhoun 0-1, Escobar 0-1, Pujols 0-1, Maybin 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Simmons (13, 2nd base off Green/Romine) CS: Maldonado (2, 3rd base by Montgomery/Romine) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Escobar-Espinosa-Cron, Maldonado-Espinosa). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 39,911 (80.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Woodring, First Base - David Rackley, Second Base - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base - Larry Vanover |
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