The LA Angels of Anaheim (9-10) take on the New York Yankees (10-8) this afternoon looking to earn a split in their four-game series on getaway day at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees have won two of the first three games of this series via dramatic ninth-inning comebacks, including José Caballero’s walk-off double on Wednesday night to give New York a 5-4 win. Mike Trout cracked a two-run home run in the top of the fifth to put the Halos on top 4-3, but Jordan Romano could not hold the lead blowing his second save in the last three games. Aaron Judge helped get the Yankees off to a fast start with his major league-leading seventh home run in the bottom of the first inning.
Today’s pitching matchup features Max Fried for the Yankees and Walbert Urena for the Angels. Fried is the ace of this staff and has pitched like it. He has been dominant through four starts, leading the American League in innings pitched (28.0). He has yet to allow a home run this season and enters today with a 0.75 WHIP. The Angels look to counter with Urena who has pitched just 1.2 innings thus far this season. He has allowed six runs on five hits. None of the six were earned, but he will need to be better today without question against Judge and co.
With the win, New York remains a half game behind the Ray who also won last night. The Angels dropped a game and a half behind the Athletics who knocked off the Rangers 6-5 last night.
NOTES: Following Wednesday’s game, manager Aaron Boone announced that ace Gerrit Cole is scheduled to begin his minor league rehab start on Friday for Double-A Somerset.
Lets dive into tonight’s matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game Details and How to Watch: Angels at Yankees
- Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026
- Time: 1:35PM EST
- Site: Yankee Stadium
- City: New York, NY
- Network/Streaming: MLB.TV, FanDuel Sports Network West, Prime Video
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The Latest Odds: Angels vs. Yankees
The latest odds as of Thursday courtesy of DraftKings:
- Moneyline: LA Angels of Anaheim (+229), New York Yankees (-286)
- Spread: Angels +1.5 (+109), Yankees -1.5 (-131)
- Total: 9.5 runs
Probable Starting Pitchers: Angels vs. Yankees
Pitching matchup for April 16:
- Angels: Walbert Urena
Season Totals: 1.2 IP, 0-1, 0.00 ERA, 4.80 WHIP, 1K, 2 BB - Yankees: Max Fried
Season Totals: 28.0 IP, 2-0, 1.93 ERA, 0.75 WHIP, 20K, 5 BB
Making sense of Yankees’ ‘streaky’ start to season
Despite uneven early-season results, CC Sabathia believes the Yankees remain in good shape thanks to their pitching staff, backed by one of MLB’s “top-three” arms in Max Fried and looming returns for top arms.
Who’s Hot? Who’s Not! Angels vs. Yankees
- Mike Trout is 5-14 in this series with four home runs
- Trout has hit safely in 5 straight games (8-21)
- Aaron Judge has hit four home runs in his last 4 games
- Trent Grisham is 3-10 in this series
- Giancarlo Stanton is 2-16 over his last 5 games and 3-25 over his last 8 games
- Zach Neto avoided striking out last night after having struck out 7 times in his previous 9 ABs entering last night’s game
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Top Betting Trends & Insights: Angels vs. Yankees
- The Angels are 11-8 on the Run Line this season
- The Yankees are 8-10 on the Run Line this season
- The OVER has cashed 11 times in the Angels’ 19 games this season (11-8)
- The OVER has cashed 7 times in the Yankees’ 18 games this season (7-9-2)
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Expert picks & predictions: Angels vs. Yankees
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