Yankees walk off Angels as Caballero’s double secures comeback win

Apr 15, 2026; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees shortstop Jose Caballero celebrates his two run walkoff hit against the Los Angeles Angels during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium. All MLB players are wearing number 42 today to honor Jackie Robinson. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images | Brad Penner-Imagn Images As corny as it sounds, a lot can happen before that 27th out, and what felt like it would’ve been yet another deflating loss—following a dangerous trend early on in 2026—turned into one of the more thrilling wins for the Yankees this season as they walked off the Angels at home, 5-4, on a José Caballero two-run double.

But before getting to that moment against a familiar face in Jordan Romano, the Angels’ new closer who also blew the game on Monday , the Yankees tested the patience of their fans. Facing a starting pitcher who was dealing with walk issues ahead of this game, the Yankees capitalised on it by earning four free passes against Jack Kochanowicz. Although two of them led directly to runs, as Trent Grisham made it a 3-0 game early on with a two-run knock in the second after Judge’s solo bomb began the scoring in the first, one can’t help but feel underwhelmed by their efforts.

Despite allowing three runs in the first two innings, Kochanowicz managed to pitch into the seventh inning and left in line for the win as the Yankees’ bats took a hiatus from scoring in between the second and ninth innings, allowing the Angels to take control of this one for a large period. In order for the Angels to do that, they had to get at Luis Gil, which turned out to be not much of a problem, homering three times against him. In fact, with the way the Yankees performed after Gil’s departure, the Angels probably wished he could’ve stayed in there a bit longer.

For someone who ultimately failed rather spectacularly in his number one objective in trying to deliver a solid performance tonight—keeping the ball in the park—Gil certainly could’ve done worse than the four runs he allowed in five innings of work. The Angels got to work on Gil with solo shots by Adam Frazier in the third and Logan O’Hoppe in the fifth, and then the star of this series, Mike Trout, got what, right until the end, looked like it was going to be the big hit of this game. Notorious for loving the ball down in the zone, Trout got a low heater he was looking for and took it to right field for a two-run shot to then give the Angels the 4-3 lead.