Yankees oust Angels, earn trip to World Series
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NEW YORK - Johnny Damon hit a go-ahead, two-run single, Andy Pettitte held the Los Angeles Angels in check and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-2 on Sunday night to earn their first World Series trip since 2003.
With the Angels trying to even the ALCS and force a Game 7 on Sunday night, former-Yankee Bobby Abreu put Los Angeles ahead with a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning.
But the Yankees chased an ineffective Joe Saunders in the fourth, when Damon’s single gave New York a 2-1 lead and hot-hitting Alex Rodriguez walked with the base loaded.
New York could have broken open the game, but Jorge Posada grounded into an inning-ending double play against Darren Oliver — giving the Yankees eight left on base in the first four innings. With two on in the sixth, Oliver induced Mark Teixeira to hit into another inning-ending DP.
New York, which led the series 2-0 and 3-1, was trying to win its record 40th AL pennant and ease the bad memories of 2004, when the Yankees won the first three games of the ALCS against Boston before losing four in a row. The Angels were trying to reach the World Series for the second time and force Philadelphia to travel across the country to Wednesday night’s World Series opener.
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With the Angels trying to even the ALCS and force a Game 7 on Sunday night, former-Yankee Bobby Abreu put Los Angeles ahead with a two-out RBI single in the fourth inning.
But the Yankees chased an ineffective Joe Saunders in the fourth, when Damon’s single gave New York a 2-1 lead and hot-hitting Alex Rodriguez walked with the base loaded.
New York could have broken open the game, but Jorge Posada grounded into an inning-ending double play against Darren Oliver — giving the Yankees eight left on base in the first four innings. With two on in the sixth, Oliver induced Mark Teixeira to hit into another inning-ending DP.
New York, which led the series 2-0 and 3-1, was trying to win its record 40th AL pennant and ease the bad memories of 2004, when the Yankees won the first three games of the ALCS against Boston before losing four in a row. The Angels were trying to reach the World Series for the second time and force Philadelphia to travel across the country to Wednesday night’s World Series opener.
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Source: MSNBC
