Sean O'Sullivan gets plenty of support in Angels' 10-2 win over Yankees | The Fabulous Forum | Los Angeles Times

Sean O'Sullivan, called up from triple-A Salt Lake to replace injuredScott Kazmirin the rotation, gave up only two runs and two hits in six innings Tuesday night, andMaicer Izturis,Mike NapoliandHideki Matsuieach hit two-run home runs to lead the Angels to a 10-2 victory over the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium.

O'Sullivan's third pitch of the game was lined into the right-field seats byNick Swisherfor a solo home run, and the Yankees added another run in the first inning onJorge Posada'sbases-loaded fielder's choice.

But Posada's ground-ball out started a stretch in which O'Sullivan retired 12 consectutive batters beforeBrett Gardnerwalked with one out in the fifth. O'Sullivan then gotDerek Jeterto bounce into a double play, and he retired the side in order in the sixth before giving way to relieverScot Shieldsto start the seventh.

Izturis, playing his first game since suffering a slight tear in his left forearm on June 15, followed two-out singles by Napoli andJuan Riverain the second with a run-scoring single to center, pulling the Angels to within 2-1.

Erick Aybar’sleadoff double andTorii Hunter’stwo-out RBI single to center in the third made it 2-2, and after Rivera singled with one out in the fourth, Izturis lined a two-run homer over the short porch in right field for a 4-2 Angels lead.

The Angels made it 6-2 in the sixth when Matsui led off with a walk and Napoli stroked a two-run, opposite-field home run to right-center, his 17th homer of the season.

Matsui, who had only one homer since June 6, lined a two-run shot off relieverChan-Ho Parkto right field in the seventh inning to give the Angels an 8-2 lead and seal a win in the first of an important 12-game stretch against the Yankees, Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.

Napoli added a two-run single in the ninth. The first baseman was hitless in his final 14 at-bats before the All-Star break; he is 8 for 16 with two homers and six RBIs in four games since the break.

--Mike DiGiovanna in New York

Photo: Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (55) congratulates first baseman Mike Napoli after his two-run home run in the sixth inning Tuesday night. Credit: Jim McIsaac / Getty Images

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