The New York Yankees (18-9) made a rare sweep against the Los Angeles Angels (16-12) with their 2:1 victory on Sunday. At the same time, the winning streak was expanded to nine games in a row.
The Yankees scored both runs in the fourth inning on only one swing: Catcher Gary Sanchez beat a 2-run homun over the bullpen in Left Field. According to Statcast, the ball flew 447 feet, had an exit velocity of 113 miles per hour and a launch angle of 32 degrees.
“I hit him well,” Sanchez said to his home run. “I had the feeling that I had created a speed in hitting. I thought the ball had a chance to get kicked out.”
On the mound CC Sabathia convinced with seven innings and only one run (5h). The bullpen around Chad Green and Aroldis Chapman only allowed one more hit.
“We just have to keep winning games,” Sabathia told reporters: “This is a really good team. We got some good players here. It’s just up to us to go out, perform well and play good defense. These guys will beat you. It’s up to us to continue pitching well and help the bullpen” and meant the starting rotation.
“Everything worked for him,” Sanchez evaluated the performance of his pitcher: “All his pitches were sharp, the slider, the cutter and the changeup got better as the game progressed. He was very good tonight.”
Justin Upton scored the run for the Angels after a wild pitch by Sabathia in the sixth inning.
The Yankees currently have the longest winning streak in the MLB and managed a sweep in Anaheim for the first time since 2003. They were trading for Third Baseman Aaron Boone on the day of the sweep – on Sunday he was the manager of the Bronx Bombers in the Yankee dugout.
The Angels have a 16-0 record this season against all teams except the two American League East top clubs Boston Red Sox and Yankees, against whom they each won sweeps (0-6).
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