NEW YORK -- After beating up on Clay Buchholz, David Price and Jeremy Guthrie in the first inning, the New York Yankees turned their bats on Garrett Richards.
Brian McCann hit a two-run homer that helped chase Richards in a six-run opening frame, and the Yankees didn't have to fret in an 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night that stretched their winning streak to five.
"We're hitting 1s. We're hitting 2s. When you're hitting top-of-the-rotation starters, that's what good teams do," McCann said.
A night after giving up six runs in the ninth inning of an 8-7 win, New York had an early burst that enabled Adam Warren (4-4) to coast against the Angels, who fell behind 7-0 by the second. The AL East leaders have scored six or more runs in the first inning four times -- which the Yankees had not done since 1948, according to STATS.
"It just shows you that our offense is capable of being potent, even against the best pitchers," manager Joe Girardi said.
Richards (5-4) got in trouble when he walked Brett Gardner and Alex Rodriguez around Chase Headley's single. Mark Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly, Headley ran home on Richards' wild pitch and McCann homered into the right-field seats -- 26 of his 32 homers since joining New York have been at Yankee Stadium.
"We thought his swing was kind of built for this ballpark," Girardi said.
After singles by Carlos Beltran and Didi Gregorius, Stephen Drew grounded to Albert Pujols, who rather than step on first for an out threw to second. While umpire Tom Hallion called Gregorius out, replays showed shortstop Erick Aybar blocked the tag with his own foot, and the call was overturned by video review.
"It caught me and Aybar off guard," Gregorius said. "He tagged himself."
Ramon Flores struck out, and Gardner hit a two-run single that chased Richards. Before this year, the Yankees had not scored six or more runs in the first since July 30, 2011, against Baltimore.
A day after missing a game because of a sore foot, Beltran added an RBI single in the second off Cesar Ramos.
Warren threw a career-high 105 pitches, giving up two runs and four hits in 6 2/3 innings. He induced an inning-ending, double-play grounder from David Freese in the fourth and had a shutout until Johnny Giavotella's sacrifice fly in the fifth.
"I feel comfortable going deeper in the game," said Warren, switched from the bullpen to the rotation this year. "Early on, the game just seemed so much longer to me."
With his parents watching from the stands after making the trip from New Jersey, AL MVP Mike Trout hit his 15th home run in the sixth, an opposite-field drive to right that cut the gap to 7-2.
Chris Capuano pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Carlos Perez to end the game in a 13-pitch at-bat. No ninth-inning drama this time.
Los Angeles has lost four straight, matching its season high, and at 28-28 is at .500 for the 11th time this year.
Richards faced 10 batters and got only two outs, matching the shortest start of his career. He lasted 37 pitches, giving up six runs, five hits and two walks. Richards has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts.
"I can't hang my head on this," he said. "I'm just going through a rough patch right now."
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McCann said a switch in orthotics alleviated the pain in his right foot. He had the old ones for about 3 1/2 years. "The arch on my old ones were pushing up against that muscle and it was causing them to spasm. Once that happened, it was hard to calm it down," he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Beltran returned to the lineup after missing Friday's game with a sore foot.
UP NEXT
Angels: C.J. Wilson (3-4) is 4-3 with a 3.07 ERA and two saves in 10 starts and 17 relief appearances against the Yankees.
Yankees: CC Sabathia (2-7) pitches on regular rest as the Yankees skip Michael Pineda this turn through the rotation to limit his innings.
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Brian McCann hit a two-run homer that helped chase Richards in a six-run opening frame, and the Yankees didn't have to fret in an 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night that stretched their winning streak to five.
"We're hitting 1s. We're hitting 2s. When you're hitting top-of-the-rotation starters, that's what good teams do," McCann said.
A night after giving up six runs in the ninth inning of an 8-7 win, New York had an early burst that enabled Adam Warren (4-4) to coast against the Angels, who fell behind 7-0 by the second. The AL East leaders have scored six or more runs in the first inning four times -- which the Yankees had not done since 1948, according to STATS.
"It just shows you that our offense is capable of being potent, even against the best pitchers," manager Joe Girardi said.
Richards (5-4) got in trouble when he walked Brett Gardner and Alex Rodriguez around Chase Headley's single. Mark Teixeira hit a sacrifice fly, Headley ran home on Richards' wild pitch and McCann homered into the right-field seats -- 26 of his 32 homers since joining New York have been at Yankee Stadium.
"We thought his swing was kind of built for this ballpark," Girardi said.
After singles by Carlos Beltran and Didi Gregorius, Stephen Drew grounded to Albert Pujols, who rather than step on first for an out threw to second. While umpire Tom Hallion called Gregorius out, replays showed shortstop Erick Aybar blocked the tag with his own foot, and the call was overturned by video review.
"It caught me and Aybar off guard," Gregorius said. "He tagged himself."
Ramon Flores struck out, and Gardner hit a two-run single that chased Richards. Before this year, the Yankees had not scored six or more runs in the first since July 30, 2011, against Baltimore.
A day after missing a game because of a sore foot, Beltran added an RBI single in the second off Cesar Ramos.
Warren threw a career-high 105 pitches, giving up two runs and four hits in 6 2/3 innings. He induced an inning-ending, double-play grounder from David Freese in the fourth and had a shutout until Johnny Giavotella's sacrifice fly in the fifth.
"I feel comfortable going deeper in the game," said Warren, switched from the bullpen to the rotation this year. "Early on, the game just seemed so much longer to me."
With his parents watching from the stands after making the trip from New Jersey, AL MVP Mike Trout hit his 15th home run in the sixth, an opposite-field drive to right that cut the gap to 7-2.
Chris Capuano pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Carlos Perez to end the game in a 13-pitch at-bat. No ninth-inning drama this time.
Los Angeles has lost four straight, matching its season high, and at 28-28 is at .500 for the 11th time this year.
Richards faced 10 batters and got only two outs, matching the shortest start of his career. He lasted 37 pitches, giving up six runs, five hits and two walks. Richards has alternated wins and losses in his last six starts.
"I can't hang my head on this," he said. "I'm just going through a rough patch right now."
ARCH ENEMY
McCann said a switch in orthotics alleviated the pain in his right foot. He had the old ones for about 3 1/2 years. "The arch on my old ones were pushing up against that muscle and it was causing them to spasm. Once that happened, it was hard to calm it down," he said.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Beltran returned to the lineup after missing Friday's game with a sore foot.
UP NEXT
Angels: C.J. Wilson (3-4) is 4-3 with a 3.07 ERA and two saves in 10 starts and 17 relief appearances against the Yankees.
Yankees: CC Sabathia (2-7) pitches on regular rest as the Yankees skip Michael Pineda this turn through the rotation to limit his innings.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Aybar bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Garrett Richards pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Gardner walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Headley singled to right, Gardner to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Rodriguez walked, Headley to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to center, Gardner scored, Headley to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Headley scored, Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by Richards. | 0 | 2 |
| McCann homered to right center (388 feet), Rodriguez scored. | 0 | 4 |
| Beltrán reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 4 |
| Gregorius singled to center, Beltrán to third, Gregorius to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 4 |
| Drew reached on a fielder's choice to first. | 0 | 4 |
| Flores struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| Gardner singled to right center, Beltrán and Gregorius scored, Drew to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Ramos relieved Richards. | 0 | 6 |
| Headley grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| Freese grounded out to second. | 0 | 6 |
| Joyce grounded out to first. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cesar Ramos pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Rodriguez lined out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| Teixeira singled to left. | 0 | 6 |
| McCann singled to right, Teixeira to third. | 0 | 6 |
| Santiago relieved Ramos. | 0 | 6 |
| Beltrán singled to right center, Teixeira scored, McCann to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Drew flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Cron lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Pérez flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| Giavotella lined out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Flores grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Gardner popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| Headley popped out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Aybar reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Trout lined out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Pujols walked, Aybar to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Calhoun walked, Aybar to third, Pujols to second. | 0 | 7 |
| Freese grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Calhoun out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Rodriguez hit by pitch. | 0 | 7 |
| Teixeira struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| McCann struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| Beltrán grounded into fielder's choice to third, Rodriguez out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Joyce doubled to right. | 0 | 7 |
| Cron hit by pitch. | 0 | 7 |
| Pérez flied out to center, Joyce to third. | 0 | 7 |
| Giavotella hit sacrifice fly to left, Joyce scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Aybar grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hector Santiago pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Gregorius doubled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Drew flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Flores lined out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| Gardner grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Trout homered to right (349 feet). | 2 | 7 |
| Pujols grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Calhoun struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Freese doubled to deep right. | 2 | 7 |
| Joyce flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Álvarez relieved Santiago. | 2 | 7 |
| Headley grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Teixeira grounded out to shortstop, Rodriguez to second. | 2 | 7 |
| McCann grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Adam Warren pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Cron fouled out to first. | 2 | 7 |
| Pérez flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Giavotella walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Wilson relieved Warren. | 2 | 7 |
| Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to second, Giavotella out at second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Beltrán flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Gregorius struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Drew flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Young in right field. | 2 | 7 |
| Trout struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Pujols singled to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Calhoun flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Freese grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cam Bedrosian pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | NYY |
| Bedrosian relieved Álvarez. | 2 | 7 |
| Flores doubled to left. | 2 | 7 |
| Gardner singled to right, Flores to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Headley struck out swinging, Gardner stole second. | 2 | 7 |
| Rodriguez walked. | 2 | 7 |
| Teixeira walked, Flores scored, Gardner to third, Rodriguez to second. | 2 | 8 |
| McCann flied out to left. | 2 | 8 |
| Young grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Capuano pitching for New York | LAA | NYY |
| Capuano relieved Wilson. | 2 | 8 |
| Iannetta hit for Joyce. | 2 | 8 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| Cron flied out to center. | 2 | 8 |
| Pérez struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Aybar SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .266 | .311 | .319 |
| Trout CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .284 | .375 | .553 |
| Pujols 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .254 | .303 | .493 |
| Calhoun RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .271 | .335 | .397 |
| Freese 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .238 | .292 | .427 |
| Joyce LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .190 | .263 | .329 |
a-Iannetta PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .174 | .273 | .287 |
| Cron DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .198 | .226 | .267 |
| Pérez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .283 | .302 | .433 |
| Giavotella 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .282 | .339 | .376 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 139 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for M Joyce in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Joyce (10, Warren); Freese (12, Warren) HR: Trout (15, 6th inning off Warren 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Giavotella (21), Trout (32) SF: Giavotella GIDP: Freese Angels RISP: 0-3 (Joyce 0-1, Pérez 0-1, Freese 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Yankee Stadium, New York, NY |
| Attendance | 40,096 (81.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:05 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Dan Bellino, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
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