Yankees at Angels
The New York Yankees attempt to extend their winning streak to eight games when they visit the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday for the middle contest of their three-game set. New York continued its run with a 4-3 comeback victory in 10 innings on Friday in the opener of both the series and its seven-game road trip.
Brett Gardner forged a tie in the ninth inning with a sacrifice fly and Didi Gregorius homered in the 10th to complete a 3-for-5 performance. It was the third three-hit performance in four games for Gregorious, who has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 contests. Los Angeles suffered its second straight defeat and has lost six of its last seven at home. Andrelton Simmons delivered a two-run triple in the setback and is 5-for-11 with two homers and seven RBIs over his last three games.
TV: 9:07 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1
PITCHING MATCHUP: Yankees RH Masahiro Tanaka (3-2, 4.97 ERA) vs. Angels RH Garrett Richards (3-0, 3.46)
Tanaka bounced back from a pair of rough outings on Monday as he limited Minnesota to one run and three hits in 6 2/3 innings of a victory. The 29-year-old native of Japan surrendered 13 runs and 14 hits over 10 frames in his previous two turns but managed to come away with a 1-1 record. Tanaka has been impressive in four career starts against the Angels, going 1-0 with a 1.63 ERA.
Richards has allowed fewer than three runs in each of his last four starts, posting three victories in that span. The 29-year-old Californian is coming off his longest outing of the season - a triumph over San Francisco last Saturday in which he gave up two runs and five hits while registering 11 strikeouts in six frames. Richards has yet to defeat New York in his career, going 0-3 with a 6.65 ERA and one complete game in four starts and one relief appearance.
WALK-OFFS
1. Angels 1B Albert Pujols went 1-for-4 on Friday, leaving him five hits shy of 3,000 in his career.
2. New York INF Brandon Drury (migraines) went 2-for-3 in a rehab game for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday and could be activated during the team's current road trip.
3. Los Angeles two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani's scheduled start on the mound on Tuesday may be in jeopardy as he exited the series opener with a mild left ankle sprain.