ALCS Game 2: A-Rod Ties Game With Homer in 9th, Yanks Win Marathon on Error in 13th

On the other side of the emotional spectrum, we have our own Halos Heaven, who watched their Angels surrender a lead in the 11th and ultimately lose the game after more than five hours of play.There’s a bone to pick with the umpires, but several Angels are goats:

SB Nation’s Yankees blog, Pinstripe Alley, reacts to Saturday night’s 13-inning epic in three short acts.

Act the First:

The victory gave New York a 2-0 lead in the series, which continues Monday in Anaheim with Game 3.

Saturday’s matchup could have gone either way, as each team had a number of scoring opportunities in the late innings and left numerous runners on base. The Angels stranded 16, while the Yankees left 12 on the basepaths. But in a wet, cold marathon game that lasted over five hours, New York came out on top.