NEW YORK — The Angels had to settle for a very good series in the Bronx instead a historic one.
With a chance to complete their first four-game sweep of the New York Yankees, the Angels lost 7-3 in the series finale Thursday afternoon.
After winning the first three games in New York, the Angels (36-38) could still feel relatively good about themselves because of the way they bounced back from losing all three games over the weekend in Baltimore.
On Thursday, they didn’t pitch or hit well enough to complete the sweep.
The only runs the Angels managed were solo homers by Mike Trout, Jo Adell and Taylor Ward. The Angels had only two other hits.
That’s been a pattern for the Angels, who rank third in the majors in homers, but 21st in runs and 28th in batting average.
Angels starter Tyler Anderson gave up four runs in the first two innings, before settling down to get through the sixth without further damage.
With two outs and the bases empty in the second, Anderson gave up a single to DJ LeMahieu. He then tried to get a first-pitch fastball over the inside corner to Trent Grisham, but instead left it over the heart of the plate. Grisham hit a two-run homer, putting the Yankees up 3-2.
Two pitches later, Anderson threw Paul Goldschmidt a fastball up and over the middle, and he yanked it inside the left-field pole for a homer.
After that, Anderson gave up three singles and a walk in the final four innings.
The performance still counted as progress for Anderson, who had not gotten through six innings in any of his previous three starts.
Right-hander Sam Bachman gave up a run in the seventh, putting the Angels in a 5-3 hole.
The Yankees tacked on two more runs in the eighth, both charged to Hector Neris. The inning began with Aaron Judge doubling after he appeared to strike out. Plate ump Roberto Ortiz ruled that Judge got a piece of the two-strike pitch.
Shortly after the call, as the grounds crew was putting the tarp on the field, Angels pitching coach Barry Enright had an animated conversation with Ortiz and the other umpires.
Despite Judge’s double, the Angels did a good job containing the two-time MVP throughout their seven-game season series. Judge finishes the season 4 for 22 with nine strikeouts against the Angels.
More to come on this story.
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