New York Yankees defeat the Angels to end losing streak

The New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on Wednesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 8-4.  Jordan Montgomery started for the Yankees and he pitched well.  Austin Romine had three hits and Matt Holliday and Gary Sanchez each had two hits to lead the offense. 

Montgomery pitched 5 2/3 innings giving up five hits and two runs with two walks and five strikeouts.  He won his fifth game of the season.  Chad Green pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a walk and he had two strikeouts, Dellin Betances pitched a perfect inning with a couple of strikeouts and Tyler Clippard gave up two hits and two runs without recording an out.  Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning with a strikeout. 

Ricky Nolasco pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up seven hits and five runs with five walks and five strikeouts.  He lost his ninth game of the season.  Mike Morin pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with a strikeout and Jose Alvarez pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Brett Gardner drew two walks, Aaron Hicks had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had a hit.  Holliday had a hit and an RBI, Starlin Castro had a hit and an RBI and Sanchez had two hits.  Didi Gregorius had a hit and two RBI, Chase Headley had a hit, an RBI and drew two walks and Romine had three hits and two RBI.  Romine and Holliday each hit a double and Gregorius and Holliday each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 4-9 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Hicks was caught stealing and Holliday committed an error. 

Cameron Maybin drew two walks, Andrelton Simmons had three hits and Martin Maldonado had three hits and four RBI.  C.J. Cron drew a walk, Danny Espinosa had a hit and Maldonado hit a double and a homerun.  Simmons hit a double and the Angels were 2-8 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Simmons had a stolen base and Maldonado was caught stealing. 

In the second Gregorius hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth Maldonado hit a two-run homerun to tie the game at two.  In the fifth Holliday hit a solo homerun to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the sixth Romine hit a two-run double and Hicks an RBI infield single to extend the Yankees lead to 6-2.  In the seventh Castro and Headley each hit an RBI single to push the lead to 8-2.  In the ninth Maldonado hit a two-run homerun to make it a 8-4 game and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game of the series on Thursday night.