New York Yankees defeat the Anaheim Angels behind a bounce back start from Masahiro Tanaka

The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Monday night.  The game took place at Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Anaheim, California and the final score was 5-3.  Masahiro Tanaka started for the Yankees and pitched well.  Aaron Judge hit a two-run homerun late in the game to give the Yankees the lead and ultimately the victory.  Didi Gregorius had four hits. 

Tanaka pitched 6 2/3 innings giving up four hits and three runs with only one run being earned.  He walked two and struck out eight.  Tyler Clippard pitched an inning giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout and he earned his first win of the season and Dellin Betances pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings with three strikeouts and earned his sixth save of the season. 

Alex Meyer started for the Angels and pitched 4 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs.  He walked five and struck out five.  Blake Parker pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out two, Keynana Middleton pitched an inning giving up two hits and a run with two walks and Jose Alvarez lost his third game of the season and pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a hit and a run.  Bud Norris pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run with a strikeout and Brooks Pounders pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Aaron Hicks had a hit and Judge had two hits, two RBI and drew a walk.  Matt Holliday drew two walks, Starlin Castro had two hits and drew a walk and Gregorius had four hits, two RBI and drew a walk.   Chase Headley had a hit and an RBI, Chris Carter drew a walk and Austin Romine had a hit.  Hicks hit a double and Judge hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-12 with runners in scoring position and left 14 men on base.  Gardner had a stolen base and Romine and Headley each committed an error. 

Cameron Maybin had a hit and an RBI, Kole Calhoun had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Albert Pujols drew a walk.  Yunel Escobar had a hit and drew a walk, Andrelton Simmons had a hit and Danny Espinosa had a hit and an RBI.  Escobar and Maybin each hit a double and Calhoun hit a homerun.  The Angels were 2-6 with runners in scoring position and left six men on base.  Young Jr. had a stolen base. 

In the first Calhoun hit a solo homerun to give the Angels a 1-0 lead.  In the third Gregorius hit an RBI single to tie the game at one.  In the fifth Gregorius hit an RBI single giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the seventh Headley hit an RBI single to make it a 3-1 game and in the seventh Espinosa hit an RBI single to cut the lead to 3-2.  Maybin hit an RBI double to tie the game at three.  In the eighth Judge hit a two-run homerun to give the Yankees the 5-3 lead and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play game two of three on Tuesday night.