Yankees beat Angels 6-3 in 10 innings
Moisés Ballesteros' two-run homer in the 10th sank the Angels after Reid Detmers' best start of the year went to waste, closing a series the Yankees took 2-1.
Detmers' 8 strikeouts wasted in the 10th
The Yankees beat the Angels 6-3 in 10 innings, with Moisés Ballesteros' two-run homer in the top of the 10th putting the game away after Luke Murphy gave up five runs in the inning. Vaughn Grissom's solo homer in the seventh had forced extras, going 2-for-4 with a homer and an RBI on the night. Reid Detmers had allowed just one run over seven innings before the bullpen let it slip, working 7.0 IP on 6 hits, 1 earned run, 0 walks and 8 strikeouts.
Yankees10-1Yankees3-7Yankees3-6The series went the other way from how it opened. The Angels won the opener 10-1 on August 31, then lost 7-3 on September 1 and 6-3 on September 2 to drop the set. That extends a rough stretch that has the club 1-4 in its last five.
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Stan Kroenke has agreed to buy the Angels from Arte Moreno for a record $4 billion, per Rhett Bollinger, ending Moreno's 23-year ownership of the club. Barstool Bush covered the sale in "Stan Kroenke Buys Angels From Arte Moreno For Record $4 Billion," published Thursday, and Bollinger also reported that Rams legend Eric Dickerson — on hand to throw out Wednesday's first pitch — said he learned of the sale the same way everyone else did, calling his own appearance a coincidence planned months in advance.
With new ownership on the way, will the Angels tie their way back into identifying with Anaheim? "I'd be surprised if 'Los Angeles' is what this team is called in two to three years," says @SamBlum3.
The sale has already raised questions about the club's identity. Foul Territory's account cited Sam Blum saying he would be surprised if the team is still called "Los Angeles" within two or three years, tying the sale to a possible return to an Anaheim-branded name.
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The Angels are in Pittsburgh Friday night, with Ryan Johnson (3-7, 5.47 ERA) opposing the Pirates' Jared Jones (2-6, 4.83 ERA). Johnson's last outing came against the Phillies on August 29, when he went 5.0 innings and allowed just 1 earned run but walked 5 without factoring in the decision. Jones took the loss in his last start against the Cardinals on August 28, giving up 3 earned runs on 7 hits over 4.2 innings.
Neither starter has been sharp lately, and the odds card below will carry whatever the market makes of that by kickoff. With Johnson prone to walking hitters and Jones still working through a rough stretch of his own, neither staff looks built to keep this one low-scoring.