Angels Make Historic Announcement After Win Over Yankees

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Josh Valdez | Last updated Jun 17, 2025 11:06 PM ET

The Los Angeles Angels are showing why quality pitching will always be essential for winning baseball games. They shut out the first-place New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Monday and Tuesday, winning by a combined score of 5-0.

Right-handed pitcher Jose Soriano tossed seven scoreless innings in Monday's 1-0 win before fellow right-hander Kyle Hendricks notched six scoreless frames of his own in Tuesday's 4-0 win. The latter hurler gave up just four hits and one walk while securing nine strikeouts, and the bullpen handled the rest.

Los Angeles announced a special accomplishment after Tuesday's victory, via its social media.

"The Angels are the second team to shut out the Yankees in consecutive games at the new Yankee Stadium," it said. "The only other instance was by the [Toronto] Blue Jays from Aug. 8-9, 2015."

The new Yankee Stadium debuted in 2009, replacing "The House That [Babe] Ruth Built."

#Angels are the second team to shut out the Yankees in consecutive games at the new Yankee Stadium.

The only other instance was by the Blue Jays from Aug. 8-9, 2015. https://t.co/CY8rIACM9R
— Angels PR (@LAAngelsPR) June 18, 2025

The Yankees out-hit the Angels 8-7 on Monday, but the Angels won 8-4 in that department on Tuesday. Third baseman Luis Rengifo opened the scoring with an RBI single in the second before left fielder Taylor Ward had a two-run single in the third.. First baseman Noah Schanuel hit an RBI groundout in the seventh, and that was more than enough to win.

The Angels are now two games under .500 and one behind the Texas Rangers for third place in the AL West. They're also two games out of a Wild Card spot.

Right-handed pitcher Jack Kochanowicz will start for Los Angeles on Wednesday against New York southpaw Ryan Yarbrough.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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