Yankees rally with five in 10th inning to top Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Cam Schlittler pitched eight strong innings and Austin Wells hit the go-ahead two-run single as the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 in 10 innings Wednesday at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.

Schlittler allowed two hits and one earned run with nine strikeouts. Reid Detmers permitted six hits and one run over seven innings while striking out eight for the Angels.

The Yankees led 1-0 after Amed Rosario’s fourth-inning double before Vaughn Grissom tied the game with a homer in the seventh. In the 10th, Wells singled in two runs, and Cody Bellinger, Trent Grisham and Ben Rice added RBI singles to produce a five-run outburst. Moisés Ballesteros answered with a two-run homer in the bottom half, but the Yankees held on.

New York outhit Los Angeles 12-4 in front of 38,372 at Angel Stadium. The game lasted 3:01.

David Bednar (7-3) earned the victory with one inning of relief, striking out three. Luke Murphy (0-2) took the loss. The Yankees improved to 80-60, while the Angels fell to 53-87.