ANAHEIM, Calif. — Aaron Decide made historical past on Monday evening, turning into simply the third Yankee to attain the 50-homer milestone a number of occasions in his profession.
However it was his essential challenger for AL MVP — Shohei Ohtani — who had the most important blast of the evening, as Ohtani’s two-run homer within the fifth put the Angels forward for good of their 4-3 win at Angel Stadium.
Josh Donaldson’s pinch-hit single with two outs within the ninth gave the Yankees some life earlier than Oswaldo Cabrera flied out to deep heart to finish it.
It despatched the Yankees to their third straight loss after a five-game profitable streak that now appears a distant reminiscence.
“I don’t get caught up in particular person numbers, good or dangerous,’’ Decide stated. “It’s nice, however I’m sort of upset concerning the loss. We’ll discuss how this feels as soon as the season is over.”
Requested what he’ll bear in mind concerning the momentous evening, Decide stated, “I’ll be excited about a 4-3 loss we had in Anaheim. I want it might have been somewhat sweeter with a victory.”
A part of the rationale it wasn’t was that Frankie Montas gave up three homers — tied for a profession excessive — and for a fourth consecutive sport, the Yankees couldn’t rating greater than three runs.
It left the Yankees seven video games forward of the second-place Rays within the AL East, which is as small as their lead has been within the division since June 5.
However Decide’s teammates and Aaron Boone marveled on the outfielder’s newest accomplishment.
“It’s 50 [homers] and it’s August,’’ Boone stated. “It’s exhausting to wrap your thoughts round simply what an unimaginable season he’s having. … The one time they pitched to him tonight he hit it off the rocks [in center field].’’
Montas entered with a 1.20 ERA in 5 begins in Anaheim, his greatest mark at any ballpark, however that earlier success didn’t carry over. Towards an Angels staff that simply swept Toronto after dropping 9 of its earlier 10 video games, Montas gave up a leadoff homer to Luis Rengifo within the backside of the second, because the Yankees fell behind, 1-0.
After left-hander Jose Suarez retired the primary seven batters of the sport, Isiah Kiner-Falefa walked and Cabrera singled down the right-field line to place runners on the corners for the Yankees.
DJ LeMahieu, one among many slumping Yankees, then laid down a safety-squeeze bunt to attain Kiner-Falefa. It was one other indication of how dangerous the Yankee offense has been, that they bunted with their leadoff hitter.
Decide was walked deliberately earlier than Andrew Benintendi grounded out to finish the inning.
The Yankees went forward with Rizzo’s two-out solo shot to proper within the fourth. It was Rizzo’s first homer since Aug. 17 and simply his second since Aug. 2.
Former Yankee Mike Ford answered together with his first homer of the season with one out within the backside of the inning.
Kiner-Falefa opened the fourth with a double to left-center, however Cabrera struck out and LeMahieu grounded to 3rd, preserving Kiner-Falefa at second. Decide was walked deliberately for a second time and Benintendi flied to proper.
Ohtani’s blast to right-center gave the Angels a two-run lead. It was Ohtani’s twenty ninth homer of the season.
Decide received the Yankees again to inside a run, however Suarez — who gave up simply two runs in six innings — and the Angels’ bullpen did sufficient to maintain the struggling Yankee offense down.
Gleyber Torres went hitless once more and made a careless mistake within the backside of the seventh, when he failed to the touch second base on what ought to have been an inning-ending double play.
And Montas, the staff’s comfort prize when it couldn’t land high goal Luis Castillo, now has a 7.01 ERA in 5 begins as a Yankee.
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