NYY vs. LAA: Luis Gil vs. Jack Kochanowicz

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Estevão Maximo

Wed, Apr 15, 2026 ·

2 min read

A pitching staff off to a marvelous start in 2026, the Yankees have had more than their fair share of issues against the Angels in this four-game set at home. It’ll be up to Luis Gil to right the ship. The right-hander missed out on a spot in the Opening Day rotation as the Yanks had the luxury of rolling with a four-man staff for the early portion of the season. Now, he’ll make his first home start, looking to cement his place in a group that has accustomed Yankee fans to an extremely high level of pitching, at least outside of these last two games.

It was the home run ball that hurt Gil in his season debut, as Yandy Díaz quickly welcomed him back to the bigs with a two-run shot in the first. Facing the Angels, Gil’s No. 1 mission—and a tough one at that—is to keep the ball in the yard against a team that had five different hitters going deep on Tuesday. One of those five hitters won’t take the field tonight, as Jorge Soler will begin serving a four-game suspension for the April 7th brawl in a game between the Braves and Angels.

The Yankees’ lineup will be glad to see anybody not named Reid Detmers taking the ball, even if Jack Kochanowicz has had decent success early in the season. The easiest path to success for New York lies in the patience to make Kochanowicz throw strikes consistently, as walks have been a major issue for him through his first three starts, conceding 11 of them in 16.2 innings.

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Location: Yankee Stadium — Bronx, NY

First pitch: 7:05 pm ET

TV broadcast: Amazon Prime Video | FanDuel Sports Network West

Radio broadcast: KLAA 830, WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280

Online stream: MLB.tv

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