ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -A.J. Burnett failed to deliver a closeout victory for the New York Yankees in the American League championship series. Making his third start of the playoffs, Burnett got torched for four runs in the first inning and couldn't hold a Yankees lead when he started the seventh. The Los Angeles Angels rallied for a 7-6 win to cut New York's ALCS lead to 3-2, with the series shifting back to the East Coast for Saturday's Game 6. The loss conjured up memories of 2004, when the Yankees led Boston 3-0 in the ALCS and lost four consecutive games to miss out on a World Series berth. They haven't been in the World Series since 2003.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
