Close game. The Yankee bullpen delivering fine work, particularly from Dellin Betances–who would earn the win. J.R. Murphy drives in 3 runs including the go-ahead run with a solo homer in the fifth.
Ninth inning, Mike Trout on first with one out. Albert Pujols at bat. Two hits already–and one fly out to left which he just missed and was almost a three-run home run. David Robertson on the mound. He gets Pujols to hit a pop fly just beyond the Yankee dugout. Mark Teixeira has it measured. He stops at the fence and leans in to make the catch. Except the two fat bastards in the front row–Yankee fans–get in his way because they are trying to catch the ball. And so nobody catches it.
Beautiful, gentleman.
Trout steals second but then Robertson gets Pujols to fly out to left and strikes out Howie Kendrick on a full count to end the game.
And the two dummies avoid a permanent mark on their record.
Final Score: Yanks 4, Angels 3.
[Photo Credit: Howard Simmons/N.Y. Daily News]
That was a satisfying win for sure. I caught the radio post game show. Sterling's call for Ryan's homer was predictable. "Ryan.... sends one FLYIN'"