Volpe’s 3-run double and Yarbrough’s solid start propel surging Yankees to 5-1 win over Angels

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Anthony Volpe hit a three-run double during the Yankees’ four-run fourth inning, and Ryan Yarbrough yielded two hits over six innings in New York’s 5-1 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.

Cody Bellinger had two hits and an RBI in the Yankees’ ninth victory in 10 games.

Zach Neto hit a leadoff homer for the Angels, who didn’t score again. They’ve lost three straight after surprisingly getting to .500 last week with an eight-game winning streak.

Yarbrough (2-0) recovered and delivered with another strong outing for New York, striking out seven and eventually retiring 13 of his final 14 hitters. The former Dodgers left-hander has allowed five runs in 20 innings across four starts since joining the rotation this month.

Jack Kochanowicz (3-6) pitched five-hit ball into the seventh in another solid start for the Angels, but four of those hits came during the Yankees’ rally in the fourth.

New York Yankees’ Cody Bellinger, center left, and Aaron Judge, center right, are congratulated after they scored on a three-run double by teammate Anthony Volpe during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Neto hit a 440-foot shot — the longest of his career — to straightaway center on Yarbrough’s sixth pitch. The shortstop has four leadoff homers this month to tie a franchise record.

Aaron Judge scored on Austin Wells’ sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Chris Taylor went 0 for 3 and made a sprinting catch in the ninth inning while playing center field in his debut with the Angels, who signed the longtime Dodgers utilityman earlier Monday. The 34-year-old Taylor had barely played for the defending champions this season, but the Halos intend to start him several times a week.

Key moment

Kochanowicz retired his first nine batters, but then yielded three straight singles followed by a four-pitch walk to Bellinger before Volpe cleared the bases with one out.