Los Angeles pitcher Joel Pineiro (1-1) limited New York to one run over seven innings, as the Angels earned a 5-3 victory Wednesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Pineiro only allowed five hits while striking out seven and walking none. Javier Vazquez (0-2) suffered the loss after allowing four runs in 5.1 innings.
Pineiro held New York to only one hit over the first four innings. The Yankees pushed across a run in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out, RBI triple by Nick Swisher. It was the only run Pineiro allowed in his seven innings of work.
Los Angeles opened the scoring in the top of the third off Vazquez. Brandon Wood led off with a single, stole second, and scored on Erick Aybar’s RBI single. Bobby Abreu followed with an RBI double to right center to score Ay ...
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Joel Pineiro Silences New York Yankees Bats in LA Angels Victory
Posted: 14th April 2010 by Christopher Woodley in MLBComments Off on Joel Pineiro Silences New York Yankees Bats in LA Angels Victory