Moncada’s fifth homer

Yoán Moncada supplied the Angels’ fifth homer in a 7-1 win over the Yankees on Tuesday, capping a five-homer night in the Bronx. (espn.com) The Angels opened with three first-inning solo shots from Mike Trout, Jo Adell and Jorge Soler, then added Oswald Peraza’s fourth-inning homer before Moncada went deep in the eighth. Moncada also drove in two runs with a sixth-inning single and finished 2 for 4 with three runs batted in. (espn.com) Moncada’s homer was his second of the 2026 season, according to the official MLB game story and video breakdown from April 14. The blast came off Yankees reliever Yerry De los Santos and pushed the Angels to a 7-0 lead. (mlb.com 1) (mlb.com 2) The swing landed in a game that looked nothing like the series opener one day earlier. On Monday, April 13, the Yankees beat the Angels 11-10 in a game ESPN listed as a five-homer, 26-hit slugfest. (espn.com) That made Tuesday’s result a quick reset for Los Angeles in the same ballpark. Reid Detmers worked seven innings, allowed four hits and one earned run, and struck out nine without a walk. (espn.com) For Moncada, the homer added to an early Angels stretch that has included uneven production but regular playing time at third base. ESPN’s game log showed he entered Tuesday with one homer and a.156 batting average through his first 13 games. (espn.com) His recent power is not entirely out of nowhere. In August 2025, MLB.com noted that Moncada hit two homers against the Cubs for his fifth career multi-homer game, his first such game since September 8, 2022. (mlb.com) The Angels left New York at 9-9 after the win, while the Yankees fell to 9-8. Moncada’s shot was the last of five on a night when Los Angeles did almost all of its damage with the long ball. (espn.com)