New York: The New York Yankees capitalised on a wild throw in the 13th inning to overcome a mistake-prone Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Saturday and open a 2-0 lead in their American League Championship Series.
One night after the Angels made three errors to help New York win the series opener, Los Angeles self-destructed again.
Winning run
Second baseman Maicer Izturis darted to his left to snare a Melky Cabrera blast with men on first and second and one out, but his throw to second got past shortstop Erick Aybar and allowed Jerry Hairston Jr to score the winning run.
Hairston had led off the 13th with a pinch-hit single to centre and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Brett Gardner.
Reliever Ervin Santana intentionally walked Robinson Cano to set up a force and bring Cabrera to the plate.
