NBA 13: The Show Part 6 (The Finals, Game 4)

Thursday, June 12, 2013, 6:05 PM PDT at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California

Line Score

Yankees: 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5; 6 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors

Angels: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 0, 2, 0; 5 Runs, 7 Hits, 2 Errors

Win: David Aardsma Loss: Ryan Madson Save: Mariano Rivera

Home Runs

Yankees: Robinson Cano, Kevin Youkilis

Angels: Albert Pujols

For the Angels, it was the longest 9th inning ever...

The Angels were unable to close out the Yankees to take a three games to one series lead, losing 6 to 5. Coming into the 9th down 5-1, the Bronx side bombed two homers in opposite directions to take the lead back. David Robertson and Mariano Rivera came in the bottom of the 9th to seal the deal and tie the series a two games apiece.

Early on, there wasn't much offense to be had with a Brett Gardner double in the 4th bringing in the only run in the first five innings. It was until the bottom of the sixth that the bats really got going. Albert Pujols hit a 2 RBI grounder to left to put the Angels ahead. This was shortly followed by a Mark Trumbo RBI grounder to center to pad the lead 3-1. Pujols would strike again in the 8th with a two run homer to center to make it 5-1. LAA looked like they were on the verge of taking a 3-1 series lead. All they had to do was close out the next half-inning.

But some things just aren't that easy.

Things started off with Sean Burnett walking Curtis Granderson then giving up a Kevin Youkilis homer run to left, closing the gap to 5-3 Angels. Ryan Madson was then brought in, and things seemed to be back to normal with two quick outs.

Then things fell apart. Ichiro grounded to Madson, who was able to corral the ball, but was too slow to volley the ball to first for the final out. Then Eduardo Nunez, who came in the 8th to pinch-run for Derek Jeter, hit a flying single to right. This set the table for Robinson Cano to knock a three-run shot to center field, giving the Yankees the lead back for good 6-5.

Albert Pujols lead the way in hitting for the fallen Angels. He went 2-4 with a homer and 4 RBIs. Kevin Youkilis lead the way for the Yankees, going 2-4 with a homer and 2 RBIs.

With the series level, it's now a brand-new ballgame. We'll see Jered Weaver and C.C. Sabathia return to the mound for a crucial Game 5 on Sunday in Anaheim.