Los Angeles Angels' Jeff Mathis is congratulated by teammates after hitting a double to score Howie Kendrick to beat the Yankees 5-4 in the eleventh inning of Game 3

With 2 outs in the bottom of the 11^th, Angels backup catcher Jeff Mathis hit a line drive to the gap off Yankees reliever Alfredo Aceves scoring Game 3 MVP Howie Kendrick to give the Angels their first win of the series. Mathis, who hit .211 this season, got the game-winning hit after Joe Girardi, with two outs and nobody on, decides to hand the ball over to his 7^th reliever of the game, rookie Alfredo Aceves. Girardi was accused of over managing his bullpen in Game 2 of ALCS, and it burned him in Game 3. Girardi replaced David Robertson, who had allowed one run in his previous 9 outings, with Aceves, who allowed five base runners in his previous two outings. Aceves gave up a hit to Kendrick, and then Mathis drove in the game winning run.

This was the first time consecutive games in a postseason series went extra innings since Boston beat New York in Game 4 and 5 of the 2004 ALCS. Both starters were victims of the long ball in this game. Andy Pettitte gave up a solo shot to Howie Kendrick and a 2-run HR to Vladimir Guerrero, while Jered Weaver had Derek Jeter, Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez go deep on him. Both starters pitched ok, but nothing special and once again the game was turned over to the bullpens.

Each offense had a major chance to win the game after the 7^th inning. The Yankees tried to have Brett Gardner steal 2^nd and the Angels pitched out and caught Gardner stealing with Jorge Posada at the plate. Posada then homered, tying the game at 4-4 and then it would go into extra innings. The Angels seemed to have it locked up in the 10^th after a Mariano Rivera throwing error set up a first-and-third situation with no out. Iin true Rivera form, he pitched out of it by inducing three ground ball outs. Ervin Santana pitched a 1-2-3 top of the 11^th, and earned the win, after he lost Game 2.

Alex Rodriguez had an RBI in his 7^th consecutive postseason game, 1 RBI behind Lou Gehrig and Ryan Howard for the record. Vlad Guerrero snapped an 85-AB postseason homerless drought and Bobby Abreu was 0 for 11 against his former team before his sixth-inning single.

Game 4 is Today with a 6:57 first pitch. Pitching matchup: CC Sabathia vs. Scott Kazmir