Angels face the Yankees leading series 1-0

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New York Yankees (78-60, second in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Angels (53-85, fifth in the AL West)

Anaheim, California; Tuesday, 9:38 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (7-7, 3.19 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 105 strikeouts); Angels: Grayson Rodriguez (4-5, 6.03 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)

LINE: Yankees -187, Angels +151; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Angels lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the New York Yankees.

Los Angeles has a 30-42 record at home and a 53-85 record overall. Angels pitchers have a collective 4.27 ERA, which ranks 10th in the AL.

New York has a 78-60 record overall and a 41-29 record on the road. Yankees hitters have a collective .409 slugging percentage to rank second in the AL.

Tuesday's game is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Angels hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mike Trout has 21 doubles and 20 home runs for the Angels. Zach Neto is 16 for 43 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Luis Garcia has a .285 batting average to lead the Yankees, and has 24 doubles, five triples and 28 home runs. Jazz Chisholm is 12 for 31 with a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Angels: 2-8, .208 batting average, 3.26 ERA, outscored by three runs

Yankees: 5-5, .265 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

INJURIES: Angels: George Klassen: 15-Day IL (back), Gustavo Campero: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Nolan Schanuel: 10-Day IL (side), Sam Bachman: 15-Day IL (forearm), Samy Natera Jr.: 15-Day IL (back), Yoan Moncada: 60-Day IL (knee), Jack Kochanowicz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robert Stephenson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Rendon: 60-Day IL (hip)

Yankees: George Lombard Jr.: day-to-day (knee), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Ryan McMahon: 10-Day IL (thumb), Aaron Judge: 60-Day IL (rib), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.