The NY Yankees and LA Angels are playing on the MLB baseball schedule on Monday night and the matchup from Angel Stadium of Anaheim starts at 10:05 pm ET and comes streaming from the MLB.com website as Derek Jeter and company make a west coast trip and David Phelps will be on the mound against Jered Weaver.
The Yankees lost two of three against the Rays over the weekend and they have been playing well as of late and they are in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, as everyone is separated by just a few games. The Yankees got beat up on Sunday and CC Sabathia did not have his best and he is now 3-4 on the season and has not been impressive and they need him to start pitching better and he will have to turn things around for the Yankees. Masahito Tanaka has been pitching very well and he has really been the most impressive for the Yanks and with Michael Pineda suspended and Ivan Nova out, Phelps falls into the rotation.
The west coast trip is important after losing a two game sweep against the Seattle Mariners and they will have Hiroki Kuroda next on the mound after this game and he will pitch against CJ Wilson. The Rays got the win on Sunday and now the Yankees are looking to rebound and they come into the game ranked 16th in runs and sixth in batting average, while they are 12th in on base and ninth in slugging percentage and so far Jacoby Ellsbury has been playing very good this season since signing with the Yankees from the Red Sox and he will be a main focus for the teams as well. The team is ranked 23rd in ERA and 17th in quality starts and they are looking to get things back in order with Pineda is serving his suspension.
The Angels come into the matchup third in the AL West and they are at .500 coming into the game and they are coming off of a loss to the Texas Rangers and Yu Darvish. The team is ranked third in the league in runs and eighth in batting average and they are also second in slugging percentage and 11th in on base percentage. The Angels are ranked 17th in ERA and the same in quality starts and they are also 13th in WHIP and sixth in BAA and now the team is looking to get things back in order against the Yankees. David Freese had to be placed on the DL and now Los Angeles will be looking to hold tight and they have gotten some great play from Albert Pujols and Mike Trout.
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