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| C.C. Sabathia pitches against the Angels on June 18th. (Getty Images) |
The Yankees were finally able to get back into the win column on Sunday with their 6-5 win over the Angels, which snapped their five-game losing streak. The Yankee exploded in the third inning with five runs. C.C. Sabathia did his job today with his outstanding start.
Sabathia allowed two runs on five hits in eight innings of work. He struck out six and walked three batters. Sabathia finished his outing with 107 pitches, in which 70 of them were for strikes.
The Yankee offense did their part in the third inning as they put a five spot up on the board. Travis Hafner hit a three-run shot to center field to make it a 3-0 Yankee lead. Lyle Overbay would then double in Vernon Wells after his single to make it 4-0. Jayson Nix would then later drive in Overbay with a single to left field.
The Yankees would tack on another run in the eighth inning when Vernon Wells hit a sacrifice fly to score Robinson Cano.
The game would get a little interesting in the ninth inning. The Angels would go on to score five runs and stand the tying and winning runs on base. Mariano Rivera struck out Albert Pujols to end the game.
The Yankees will enjoy a day off tomorrow before starting a two-game set with the Dodgers in New York.
