Angels beat Yankees 5-1 with Ohtani’s RBI triple

Shohei Ohtani recorded an RBI triple and Mickey Moniak hit a two-run homer alongside Patrick Sandoval, who pitched two-hit ball into the eighth inning for the Los Angeles Angels’ 5-1 second straight victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

Angels have now won three of four after a six-game skid. With its first series victory since June 16-18 against Kansas City, Los Angeles is back at .500 while attempting to make enough progress this month in the AL postseason race.

The only hit for Yankees was from Gleyber Torres’ third-inning homer. New York are 1-4 on their trip out of the break, losing both series in Denver and Anaheim. The curious fact of the night is that Ohtani’s career-best streak of three straight games with a homer ended.

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