ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Little Pinstriped Engine That Could didn’t Thursday night.
Looking for a four-game sweep to open a nine-tilt Western road trip, the Yankees grabbed a four-run lead in the fifth and appeared to be a lock against the woeful Angels with Masahiro Tanaka on the mound and throwing blanks.
Nevertheless, Tanaka gave up a pair of two-run homers in the fifth and the two runners he left Jonathan Holder scored in the sixth to carry the hosts to an 11-5 victory in front of an announced gathering of 39,584 at Angel Stadium.