TLDR: The Yankees roll into Angel Stadium in the thick of a playoff push. The Angels are just trying to survive the night without a sixth straight loss.
−Bullpen down Natera, Bachman and Stephenson to injury
−Rendon and Moncada both out for the year at 3B
Elmer Rodríguez gets the ball for New York and Walbert Ureña counters for Los Angeles, with first pitch set for 6:38 PM PT. Rodríguez is still hunting his first win since a rough stretch left him 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA, though his last outing against Houston was a step forward: 6.0 innings, 3 earned runs and 6 strikeouts. Ureña has quietly been one of the lone bright spots on a lost Angels season, running a sub-3.00 ERA, but he walked 5 batters in just 3.2 innings his last time out against Cleveland.
Elmer Rodríguez
(0-3)·5.40 ERA
Aug 26 vs Astros
ND
6.0IP
3ER
6K
2BB
88P
08/31 Lineup
Walbert Ureña
(9-10)·2.88 ERA
Aug 25 vs Guardians
ND
3.2IP
3ER
3K
5BB
89P
08/31 Lineup
New York's lineup is missing two of its biggest names. Aaron Judge (ribs) and Giancarlo Stanton (calf) are both still on the 60-day injured list, and shortstop George Lombard Jr. is day-to-day with a knee issue. There's help on the way, though — Ryan McMahon is expected back from the injured list this week after clearing his thumb injury, and according to Ken Rosenthal, Judge himself could rejoin the Yankees at some point on this very West Coast swing through Anaheim and San Diego.
Los Angeles isn't dealing with a short-term absence so much as a full-blown teardown. George Klassen just went on the 15-day IL, and the bullpen has already lost Samy Natera Jr., Sam Bachman and Robert Stephenson for extended stretches. The number on this one reflects a big gap between the two rosters, and neither side's health report figures to close it much.
New York is 3-2 across its last 5, having dropped a game to Houston before taking 3 of 4 from Boston, and arrives having won its last 2 in a row. The Angels have lost 5 straight, going 0-2 against Cleveland before dropping the first 3 of a set with Philadelphia. That kind of stretch tends to snowball in the standings and it has here — the Angels are buried at 52-85 with nothing left to play for but reps.
Ureña's season-long numbers say he's a legitimate arm the Angels can build around; his last start says the walks can pile up in a hurry. New York's job is simple: make him work, lean on the deeper lineup even without Judge and Stanton, and let a beat-up Angels bullpen do the rest.
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