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CC Sabathia allowed back-to-back home runs in the top of the first to Mike Trout and Albert Pujols - the Trout home run was just the case of a really good hitter hitting a pretty good pitch out of the park; on Pujols' hit, Sabathia threw an actual meat ball (turkey) - and the Angels had a quick, 2-0 lead.
We've got a dropped hat
The southpaw then allowed a double to David Freese, but avoided any further damage, going six innings as the Yankees won 6-2 to sweep the weekend series.
Sabathia probably would've been able to start the seventh (he was only at 87 pitches), but after getting his third double play of the day off the bat of Kole Calhoun to close the sixth, he was ejected by home plate umpire Dan Bellino for arguing balls and strikes. Sabathia was upset about a 1-1 pitch to Calhoun that was called a ball. He yelled at Bellino all the way back to the dugout, never actually reached the dugout, and after manager Joe Girardi was also ejected, Sabtahia came back to home plate and got real close to Bellino while screaming what I assume was a recipe for a delightful spinach dip.
Home runs are good
It's really quite simple with the Yankees (and I guess with most teams): when they hit home runs, they are usually pretty successful. Sunday was no different as Chris Young pulled New York even with a lead off home run in the third, then a few batters later, Brett Gardner took an inside pitch that was probably going to be a ball and yanked a three-run home run down the right field line to put the Yankees up for good at 5-2.
Jose Pirela completed an excellent day with his first career home run, a solo blast in the sixth, and the third long ball off C.J. Wilson, to make it a 6-2 game. Pirela also doubled and started two of the double plays.
Carlos Beltran: valuable fielder
The other double play turned out to be a pretty underrated/key moment. Los Angeles had runners at first and third with one out in the third and Freese's fly ball was caught by Carlos Beltran in fairly deep right. Rather then try and get Erick Aybar at the plate, which would've been almost impossible, he threw to second and with the help of a nice tag by Didi Gregorius, Mike Trout was out by a half-step. Aybar didn't score in time and the Angels went scoreless.
* Couple quick Baseball Phrases from commentators Ken Singleton and David Cone.
Singleton - "that's his happy zone"
Cone - "thread the needle"
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