After their 12-run outburst against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium the day before, the 2000 Yankees hopped on a plane and headed to Anaheim for a mid-August West Coast trip. As sometimes happens when a team crosses the country to play without an off day, though, the Yankees came out flat against the Angels, as Orlando Hernández saw his struggles continue.

August 11: Yankees 3, Angels 8 (box score)

Record: 62-49 (1st in AL East, 4.0 games ahead)

The Angels jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first. Darin Erstad opened the frame with a line drive single to right, and Orlando Palmeiro followed that up by working a walk. Mo Vaughn then laced a 2-2 pitch down the line in right field for a two-run double. After Hernández struck out Tim Salmon — the Angels really like the

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