Yankees' Jose Caballero hits two-run, walk-off double in 9th to beat Angels

Yankees' Aaron Judge, right, douses Jose Caballero after Caballero had a walk-off two run hit during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium. Credit: AP/Frank Franklin II
Jose Caballero laced a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Angels at Yankee Stadium, moments after Los Angeles botched an infield popup in a costly misplay Wednesday night.
Aaron Judge hit his third homer of the series and Trent Grisham had a two-run single for the Yankees, who won for only the second time in eight games following an 8-2 start.
Mike Trout hit his fourth homer in three games, putting the Angels ahead 4-3 with a two-run drive in the fifth.
That was still the score when Jazz Chisholm Jr. popped up to the left side with one out and nobody on in the ninth. But shortstop Zach Neto and ex-Yankees third baseman Oswald Peraza miscommunicated, and the ball dropped right between them on the infield dirt for a gift single as Neto put his hands on his head.
That came back to bite the Angels, who had played outstanding defense all night to that point.
Austin Wells worked a full-count walk against closer Jordan Romano (0-2), and both runners were attempting to steal when Caballero lined a 1-2 slider into left-center.
Chisholm easily scored the tying run and third-base coach Luis Rojas aggressively waved Wells home. The catcher barely beat Neto's relay throw to the plate with a feetfirst slide, and the safe call was confirmed after a replay review.
It was the second blown save and loss in the series for Romano, who squandered a two-run lead in the ninth inning of Monday night's 11-10 defeat.
David Bednar (1-2) struck out two in a perfect ninth inning for the win, helped by a fine defensive play at shortstop from Caballero.
Adam Frazier and Logan O'Hoppe each hit a solo homer off Yankees starter Luis Gil to help the Angels erase an early 3-0 deficit.
Judge sent an opposite-field solo shot to right in the first for his seventh home run this season and fourth in four games.
Angels starter Jack Kochanowicz went 6 2/3 innings, allowing four hits and four walks with six strikeouts.
After the game, manager Aaron Boone said Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, coming back from Tommy John surgery, will make his first minor league rehab start Friday for Double-A Somerset.
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