Yankees 2, Angels 5: Bats go cold as Schmidt struggles again

You don’t have to do the most in-depth analysis possible to figure out what went wrong for the Yankees in this game. The Angels took advantage of their chances when they got them, and the Yankees didn’t.

Over the course of the game, the Yankees drew seven walks, including six against Angels starter José Suarez. They had four hits as well, but not enough of them came at opportune times to take advantage of all the walks.

Meanwhile, the Angels picked up some runs off Yankees’ starter Clarke Schmidt. In just 3.2 innings, the right-hander allowed four runs on six hits in another less-than-stellar start from him. The difference in how the teams took advantage of an iffy start was decisive, and…