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Yankees can’t keep up with Angels’ bats in lopsided series finale loss

Nypost · · 757 words · By Greg Joyce
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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the Yankees once again failed to keep the Angels lineup in check, or in the ballpark, as they got clobbered for an 11-4 loss on a hot Thursday afternoon in The Bronx”
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Web search results explicitly confirm the Angels won 11-4 against the Yankees on a Thursday in the Bronx.
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web search NEUTRAL — Audiences loved "New York, New York" so much that he kept moving it later into the set, which he was still closing with "My Way".Many sports teams in New York City have played this song in their arena…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_from_New_York,_New_York
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees. 21K views • 3 weeks ago. 11:34. BEHIND THE NY – Episode 4 – How the Yankees Built Their New Scoreboard | NEW YORK YANKEES 2026.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAQ_4ELJodnKuNqviK86Dg
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web search NEUTRAL — 10/07/25: New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón reacts on the mound during the third inning of Game three of the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays in the Bronx, New York, October 07 2025. Photo By: J…
https://nypost.com/new-york-yankees/
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“The Yankees came into this series having allowed just three home runs through their first 15 games”
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No evidence in the provided search results confirms the specific stat of three home runs allowed in the first 15 games.
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web search NEUTRAL — Gibson allowed three runs and four hits in 4 2/3 innings. The right-hander became the first starter to make his major league debut for the Orioles at Yankee Stadium since the team moved from St. Louis…
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-york-yankees-baltim…
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web search NEUTRAL — Pinstripes of the Past: No player ever hit a home run outside the confines of Yankee Stadium, but Mickey Mantle came the closest. On May 30, 1956, Mantle cru...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1BIDagu0Mc
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS Sports has the latest New York Yankees news and information, including team scores, stats, highlights and more for the 2026 MLB season.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/NYY/new-york-yankees/
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“then got taken deep a stunning 13 times in four games”
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While the evidence confirms the Angels' offensive success and Trout's home runs, there is no specific source confirming the total of 13 home runs allowed over the four games.
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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Yankees dropped their sixth game in the last eight Wednesday afternoon, falling 7-0 to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards as a potential major injury to Max Fried and another stagnant …
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2026/05/13/max-fried-injury-sil…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) celebrates a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Kat…
https://www.kxan.com/sports-general/ap-jazz-chisholm-jr-home…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Los Angeles Angels outfielder finished his productive week in the Bronx with another home run during an 11-4 win on Thursday. Trout, 34, entered the series against the Yankees with two home runs a…
https://au.sports.yahoo.com/mike-trout-ends-historic-week-at…
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“five by Mike Trout, who homered in each game”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Mike Trout hit five home runs in the series and homered in each game.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trout became the first player in league history to hit four game-winning home runs in a single series.Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani were selected to represent the Angels in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Los_Angeles_Angels_season
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web search NEUTRAL — Trout hit five home runs in the four-game series and became the fourth Angels player to connect five times in one set. The two-time AL MVP went 6 for 11 with nine RBIs in the series.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/sports/mike-trout-homers-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Trout batted .375, with five home runs, nine RBIs and eight runs in four games. Mike Trout makes history.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/angels/2026/04/16/…
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“two by former Yankee Oswald Peraza”
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Wikipedia confirms Oswald Peraza plays for the Angels (formerly Yankees), and web results mention he had the best series of his Angels career, though the specific count of two home runs is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the context of him 'smoking the ball' supports the claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oswald Dair Peraza is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball. He has previously played in MLB for the New York Yankees. Peraza signed with the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_Peraza
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web search NEUTRAL — 9/21/24: Yankees infielder Oswald Peraza hits a pair of homers for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Don't forget to subscribe! https://www.youtube.com/minorlea...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyAL8nIJutI
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web search NEUTRAL — Peraza has been smoking the ball since midway through Spring Training and had the best series of his Angels career. The offense can survive the loss of Jorge Soler for now. Soler missed the last two g…
https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/onsi/what-we-learned-from-the-…
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“two by Jo Adell, who provided the knockout punch with a grand slam off Ryan Yarbrough in the eighth inning Thursday”
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Search results mention Jo Adell hitting home runs in other contexts (Tampa) or robbing home runs (Mariners), but do not confirm the specific grand slam off Ryan Yarbrough in the eighth inning on that Thursday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Adell performed three home run robberies in a single game on Saturday and will look to help the Angels win the series when they close the set against the Mariners on Sunday at Anaheim, California. Zac…
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/05/jo-adell-home-…
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web search NEUTRAL — TAMPA -- The Angels decided to hold their own home run party in Tampa on Thursday before setting off for Houston for the weekend. Jo Adell, Mike Trout and Taylor Ward served as the emcees. One day aft…
https://www.mlb.com/news/jo-adell-two-home-runs-one-inning
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web search NEUTRAL — In the eighth inning, Adell denied Josh Naylor on a 368-foot drive off a slider from Sam Bachman. The ball, hit at 98 mph, had home run distance in 10 parks and would have tied the game, but Adell's t…
https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-angels/angels-news-…
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“manager Aaron Boone, who was ejected for the first time this season after arguing a balk call”
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Web search results explicitly state Aaron Boone earned an ejection after arguing a balk call with umpire Will Little.
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web search NEUTRAL — HP Umpire Edwin Moscoso ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone for arguing ball calls during Orioles batter Gunnar Henderson's 3rd inning at-bat in New York.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ6-em0uWoM
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web search NEUTRAL — Aaron Boone earned an ejection after arguing a balk call with home plate umpire Will Little.Yet tons of gray area—like balks—remains, so the arguments will continue. With the loss, the Yankees fell to…
https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/aaron-judge-accuses-umpires-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays after disputing calls against Aaron Judge, including a missed home run and a controversial strikeout.
https://www.newsbreak.com/trending-story/yankees-manager-aar…
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“the Yankees (10-9)”
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The source discussing Aaron Boone's ejection explicitly states that with the loss, the Yankees fell to 10-9.
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web search NEUTRAL — 10/07/25: New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón reacts on the mound during the third inning of Game three of the ALDS against the Toronto Blue Jays in the Bronx, New York, October 07 2025.Yankees wast…
https://nypost.com/new-york-yankees/
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web search NEUTRAL — The official YouTube home of the 27-time World Series Champions New York Yankees. There will never be another John Sterling. His voice and legacy will live on forever John was the voice of the Yankees…
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmAQ_4ELJodnKuNqviK86Dg
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web search NEUTRAL — CBS Sports has the latest New York Yankees news and information, including team scores, stats, highlights and more for the 2026 MLB season.
https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/NYY/new-york-yankees/
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“two ninth-inning blowups from Angels closer Jordan Romano, which accounted for their two wins in this series”
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No evidence was found regarding Jordan Romano's ninth-inning blowups in this series.
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“Max Fried, who had his shortest start of the season while giving up five runs across 5 ¹/₃ innings”
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No evidence was found regarding Max Fried's specific pitching line (5 1/3 innings, 5 runs) for this start.
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“Through the first 15 games of this series, the Yankees had only hit 14 home runs”
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“In this four-game set, they crushed nine — including one each from Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Ben Rice on Thursday”
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“Trout out-homered Judge 5-4 in this series”
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“Trout... became the first visiting player ever to homer on four straight days at Yankee Stadium, according to MLB.com’s Sarah Langs”
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“For the first time this season, Fried did not pitch into the seventh inning”
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“three walks that all came with the bases empty”
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“got knocked out of the game by an RBI double from Peraza — who also crushed a two-run homer in the top of the first inning — that tied it 3-3 in the sixth”
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“Fried left the game with two runners on base and Fernando Cruz allowed both of them to score — plus one of his own — as the Angels (10-10) rallied for four runs in the sixth inning to take a 6-3 lead”
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“Vaughn Grissom delivered the go-ahead hit with a ground ball off the glove of a diving Amed Rosario at first base”
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“Josh Lowe waged a nine-pitch battle that ended in a broken-bat, two-run bloop to center field”
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“Rice’s leadoff homer pulled the Yankees within 6-4 in the sixth”
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“The Angels had runners on first and second with two outs when Yarbrough was called for a balk, at which point the Yankees opted to intentionally walk Trout to load the bases”
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