Angels look to break 6-game losing streak, take on the Yankees
Los Angeles Angels (27-23, second in the AL West) vs. New York Yankees (34-15, first in the AL East)
New York; Wednesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Reid Detmers (2-2, 4.65 ERA, .91 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Yankees: Nestor Cortes (4-1, 1.70 ERA, .85 WHIP, 61 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -168, Angels +145; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels aim to stop their six-game skid with a victory against the New York Yankees.
New York has an 18-7 record in home games and a 34-15 record overall. The Yankees rank second in the majors with 69 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.
Los Angeles has gone 12-10 on the road and 27-23 overall. The Angels have the best team slugging percentage in the AL at .424.
The matchup Wednesday is the second time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: DJ LeMahieu has 11 doubles, three home runs and 20 RBI for the Yankees. Gleyber Torres is 10-for-36 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
Shohei Ohtani has nine doubles, 11 home runs and 32 RBI for the Angels. Luis Rengifo is 11-for-39 with a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .217 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Angels: 3-7, .263 batting average, 5.26 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Chad Green: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh Donaldson: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Giancarlo Stanton: 10-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 15-Day IL (right shoulder), Aroldis Chapman: 15-Day IL (achilles), Ben Rortvedt: 60-Day IL (oblique), Tim Locastro: 10-Day IL (lat), Stephen Ridings: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Domingo German: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Britton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Angels: Kurt Suzuki: day-to-day (neck), Anthony Rendon: 10-Day IL (wrist), David Fletcher: 60-Day IL (hip), Austin Warren: 15-Day IL (nasal fracture), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Chris Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
