Yankees rebound from ugly loss with balanced attack in win over Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif.— As ugly as Monday night was for the Yankees, Tuesday was much cleaner, if still not perfect.There was Spencer Jones, who went deep for the second time in as many nights, reached base four times and drove in three runs to keep showing he deserves at-bats even once the Yankees are whole.
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But Brent Headrick came on to strand the tying run at third.The Yankees then created some breathing room late — a rally started by Jones’ second walk of the night and Chisholm’s third hit — as the struggling Trent Grisham (2-for-42) fouled off a pair of bunt attempts before roping a single for the 5-3 lead off lefty reliever Samy Natera Jr.After Paul Goldschmidt added a pinch-hit sacrifice fly, Jones made it 7-3 in the ninth inning with a left-on-left single to plate Cody Bellinger, who ...