The Yankees played well down the stretch and earned their way into the playoffs. The Angels, winners of 14 of their last 16 have been even hotter. The Halos took the season series from the Bombers, 6-4. There were a couple of memorable comebacks (Vlad’s grand slam, K Rod and Shields blowing saves on consectuive days) as well as Alex Rodriguez’s big night in April. Here’s a quick rundown of the Yankee-Angels games, via the Bronx Banter archives.
In New York
April 26: 12-4 Yankee win. Alex Rodriguez hits three home runs off of Bartolo Colon.
April 27: 5-1 Angels win. Jarod Washburn pitches a gem, Mike Mussina makes critical mistakes.
April 28: 3-1 Angels win. Yankee offense snoozes as Kevin Brown pitches a good game.
In California
July 21: 6-5 Angels win. Vladi’s grand slam off of Flash Gordon spoils a decent performance from The Big Unit.
July 22: 6-3 Angels win. In his second outing as a Yankee, Al Leiter is roughed up by the Halos.
July 23: 8-6 Angels win. Kevin Brown gets bombed.
July 24: 4-1 Yankees win. With the Angels star relievers resting, Mike Mussina outduels Jarod Washburn.
Back in New York
July 29: 4-1 Angels win. A decent performance from Moose is not enough.
July 30: 9-7 Yankees win. A tired K Rod folds in the ninth as the Yanks rally to win it.
July 31: 8-7 Yankees win. A similarly fatigued Shields blows a late lead.
