Yankees beat Angels 7‑3 behind Jones’ three RBIs

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Spencer Jones homered and drove in three runs to lead the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Jones went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in the first inning and an RBI single in the ninth. Jazz Chisholm Jr. added three hits and a solo homer as New York piled up 14 hits. The Yankees led 3-0 after one inning, then made it 4-0 in the third before Los Angeles answered.

Angels starter Grayson Rodriguez (4-6) allowed four runs in six innings. New York’s Gerrit Cole (7-7) gave up three runs and eight hits over 5 1/3 innings, striking out five. Brent Headrick, Paul Blackburn and John Schreiber combined for 3 2/3 scoreless innings.

Christian Moore tripled and drove in two runs for the Angels, helping pull Los Angeles within 4-3 in the sixth. New York added two runs in the eighth and one in the ninth to pull away. The Angels managed nine hits.

New York improved to 79-60; Los Angeles fell to 53-86. Attendance was 37,678, and the game lasted 2:56.