Bench shows mettle in cardiac comeback

Angels rally big but fall short 1:47 6/5/15: The Angels rally big with six runs in the 9th, coming back from an 8-1 deficit before leaving the bases loaded to end the game"Man," second baseman Johnny Giavotella thought, "this is right at our fingertips."

Oh, what could've been.

Had the Angels completed their improbable ninth-inning comeback, it would've tied the club record from Aug. 29, 1986, when they plated eight runs to somehow defeat the Tigers by one. But the Yankees' devastating setup man, Dellin Betances, retired the next three batters and the Angels lost, 8-7.

Green's RBI single"Our bench was alive," Scioscia said. "Just good baseball. We got close, made them use some of their…