{"id":586940,"date":"2026-04-16T02:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/586940\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T02:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:54:08","slug":"angels-botch-popup-in-9th-and-yankees-take-advantage-when-caballeros-double-gives-them-5-4-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/586940\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels botch popup in 9th and Yankees take advantage when Caballero’s double gives them 5-4 win"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK — – Jos\u00e9 Caballero laced a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the New York Yankees<\/a> a 5-4 victory over the Angels, moments after Los Angeles botched an infield popup in a costly misplay Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Aaron Judge<\/a> hit his third homer of the series and Trent Grisham<\/a> had a two-run single for the Yankees, who won for only the second time in eight games following an 8-2 start.<\/p>\n

Mike Trout<\/a> hit his fourth homer in three games, putting the Angels ahead 4-3 with a two-run drive in the fifth.<\/p>\n

That was still the score when Jazz Chisholm Jr<\/a>. popped up to the left side with one out and nobody on in the ninth. But shortstop Zach Neto<\/a> and ex-Yankees third baseman Oswald Peraza<\/a> miscommunicated, and the ball dropped right between them on the infield dirt for a gift single as Neto put his hands on his head.<\/p>\n

That came back to bite the Angels, who had played outstanding defense all night to that point.<\/p>\n

Austin Wells<\/a> worked a full-count walk against closer Jordan Romano<\/a> (0-2), and both runners were attempting to steal when Caballero lined a 1-2 slider into left-center.<\/p>\n

Chisholm easily scored the tying run and third-base coach Luis Rojas aggressively waved Wells home. The catcher barely beat Neto’s relay throw to the plate with a feetfirst slide, and the safe call was confirmed after a replay review.<\/p>\n

It was the second blown save and loss in the series for Romano, who squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning of Monday night’s 11-10 defeat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

David Bednar<\/a> (1-2) struck out two in a perfect inning for the win, helped by a fine defensive play at shortstop from Caballero.<\/p>\n

Adam Frazier<\/a> and Logan O’Hoppe<\/a> each hit a solo homer off Yankees starter Luis Gil<\/a> to help the Angels erase an early 3-0 deficit. It was the first home run at Yankee Stadium for O’Hoppe, who grew up about 45 miles away on Long Island.<\/p>\n

Judge sent an opposite-field solo shot to right in the first for his seventh home run this season and fourth in four games.<\/p>\n

Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz<\/a> went 6 2\/3 innings, allowing four hits and four walks with six strikeouts.<\/p>\n

After the game, manager Aaron Boone said Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, coming back from Tommy John surgery, will make his first minor league rehab start Friday for Double-A Somerset.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Yankees ace Max Fried<\/a> (2-0, 1.93 ERA) pitches Thursday afternoon in the finale of the four-game series. Los Angeles was undecided on a scheduled starter.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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