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Yankees fall victim to Rally Monkey
Wang solid, but costly errors help Angels erase early lead

ANAHEIM -- The Yankees knew it wasn't going to be easy, right?
The Angels reminded the Yankees on Wednesday night that they weren't going
down without a fight, overcoming a two-run deficit to hand the Bombers a 5-3
loss in Game 2 of the American League Division Series.

All things considered, the Yankees return home in good shape, having split
the first two games of the series on the road. With Randy Johnson set to
start Game 3 on Friday, New York has its big gun locked and loaded, ready to
give them the lead in the best-of-five series.

Many questioned how Chien-Ming Wang would respond to the pressure of the
postseason, but the rookie showed no signs of nervousness.

Wang allowed four runs -- only one of which was earned -- on six hits in 6
2/3 innings. After walking six in his final start of the regular season, he
didn't issue a single free pass.

The Angels scored runs in the fifth and sixth to erase New York's lead,
finally taking a lead of their own in the seventh on Orlando Cabrera's
two-run single

The Yankees weren't particularly crisp all night, committing three errors and
going 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

The Yankees were unable to jump on starter John Lackey as they did in Game 1
against Bartolo Colon, as the right-hander sat them down in order to open the
game.

New York plated a run in the second, taking a lead on Robinson Cano's RBI
double, as the rookie gave his team the opening lead for a second consecutive
game.

Wang's trademark sinker was working wonders, as the rookie retired the first
five Angels hitters, all on ground balls. Darin Erstad managed a ground-ball
single to center, but the Angels didn't put a fly ball into the outfield
until the last out of the third, when Cabrera flied to center.

Lackey walked a tightrope in the third, walking Alex Rodriguez and Jason
Giambi with one out. But Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui couldn't bring them
home, each grounding out to end the threat.

The Yankees added a run in the fifth, as Rodriguez walked, moved to third on
Giambi's double and scored on Sheffield's RBI groundout. New York would have
plated a third run if not for Chone Figgins, who made two tremendous plays on
Sheffield and Matsui at third base to strand Giambi on the bases.

Former Yankee Juan Rivera cut the lead in half in the fifth, crushing a 3-2
pitch from Wang over the center-field wall. But Wang wasn't fazed by the
blast, getting the next three batters to succumb to his sinker with
groundouts.

The Angels squared the game in the sixth, thanks in part to an error by
Rodriguez on Cabrera's routine grounder to open the inning. After Cabrera
moved to second on a groundout by Vladimir Guerrero, Bengie Molina singled
him in, tying the game at 2.

One inning later, the Angels took their first lead of the series, playing
small ball to perfection. Rivera reached on an infield single, sliding
head-first into first base to beat Derek Jeter's throw. Steve Finley dropped
down a sacrifice bunt, but Wang's throw to first pulled Cano off the bag,
putting runners at first and second.

Adam Kennedy bunted the runners into scoring position, but Figgins popped up
to shallow center for the second out. Cabrera then roped the first pitch he
saw into center, scoring both runners to make it a 4-2 game.

Molina added a solo shot off Al Leiter in the eighth. Jorge Posada homered
off closer Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth, but it wasn't enough, as K-Rod
closed out the game to earn the save.

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