We have waited, and waited, and waited some more. 

That damned car wreck. 

Now, if theAngels can just figure out a way to play the New York Yankees instead of the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the playoffs, they might really be onto something. 

So this is what Manager Mike Scioscia meant when, after Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero went on the disabled list Friday, he said he would have to get a little "creative" with his lineups. 

John Lackey pitched seven solid innings and the Los Angeles Angels knocked around CC Sabathia to complete a sweep of the New York Yankees with a 5-4 victory Sunday. 

Derek Jeter doesn't think there's any reason to be alarmed. 

Amid swirling fountains, sweaty drinks and the scent of sunblock, Saturday afternoons at Angel Stadium are like a lovely picnic. 

The relief corps in front of closer Brian Fuentes, awful for the first 2 1/2 months of the season, has been so good lately that Saturday's struggles, which enabled the New York Yankees to get back into the game, seemed like an aberration. 

No. 

All that power in the Yankees' lineup couldn't overcome the Los Angeles Angels' pesky, grind-it-out offense in another comeback by the team that does them better than anyone else. 

Mike Napoli hit a go-ahead two-run double off Andy Pettitte during a seven-run fifth inning and added a solo homer in the seventh, leading the Los Angeles Angels to their second straight come-from-behind victory over the New York Yankees, 14-8 on Saturday 

Considering the way they were playing, the New York Yankees had reason to believe things would be different on this visit to Angel Stadium. 

ANAHEIM, Calif. 

Mark Teixeira didn't mind the boo-birds. 

--OF Juan Rivera left Friday's game after seven innings with tightness in his left quadriceps and his right hamstring.