Angels Stay Alive Against Yankees
October 22, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Playoffs, Stats and Analysis
Although the Los Angeles Angels have looked dead in the water at some points in the ALCS against the New York Yankees, they keep fighting. On Thursday, the Angels rallied to beat the Yankees by a final count of 7-6.
In a ballgame full of bursts, the Angels struck first by scoring four times in the bottom of the first inning. The Yankees then put six runs on the board in the top of the seventh inning, however the Angels responded by scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh.
Torii Hunter, Vladimir Guerrero and Kendry Morales each had two RBIs for the Angels. The Yankees best bat of the night belonged to Mark Teixeira, who was 2-for-5 with a run and three RBIs.
The ALCS returns to New York for Game 6 on Saturday with the Yankees leading the series 3-2. The Yankees will send Andy Pettitte to the mound, while the Angels will try to force a Game 7 with Joe Saunders on the hill.
Torii Hunter and the Angels stay alive (Image: Zuma Press)
This has been a fantastic serties. I think the yanks should throw in CC for game 6 bc of the rain delay. That way he will have rest for game 1 of world series if they make it, pettite can handle game 7 in case of loss.