Mark Trumbo crushed a walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 9-8 victory over the New York Yankees.
It was a seventh consecutive win for the Angels, who overcame the loss of pitcher Jered Weaver to a back injury after just 12 pitches of an ominous first inning.
The visiting Yankees (26-22) scored three times in the top of the first before Los Angeles answered with four runs in the bottom as both teams battled until the final inning.
Trumbo was the lead-off batter in the ninth and wasted little time blasting a pitch from losing reliever Cory Wade to clinch victory.
Trumbo finished three-for-five with two RBIs, while Kendrys Morales and Howard Kendrick added three RBIs for the home side.
The triumph got the red-hot Angels' record back to level at 25-25 following their tough start to the season.
New York's loss snapped a five-game win streak.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles. Editing by Patrick Johnston)
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