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New York Yankees (41-36) at LA Angels of Anaheim (40-37), 10:05 p.m. (ET)

(SportsNetwork.com) - A pair of hurlers coming off successful season debuts square off Tuesday night when the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels resume a three-game series.

Ivan Nova gets the call for the Yankees, opposed by Andrew Heaney of the Angels.

Nova is coming off his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in April of 2014 and he blanked the Philadelphia Phillies over 6 2/3 innings on Wednesday for a 10-2 victory. He scattered three hits and two walks, striking out one.

The 28-year-old right-hander threw 91 pitches, including 51 strikes.

"When I walked to the mound I couldn't believe it had been 14 months," said Nova. "But I was able to keep calm and try to do my best out there."

Nova is set to make just his sixth start since the beginning of the 2014 campaign and is 4-2 in six career starts versus the Angels with a 5.45 earned run average.

Heaney, meanwhile, gets his second start in place of the injured Jered Weaver (hip) and was solid in last week's no-decision against Houston.

Heaney made his Angels debut versus the Astros, scattering a run, four hits and one walks over six innings. He struck out five and kept the Angels in a game they eventually won in extra innings, 2-1.

A once highly-regarded prospect, the left-handed Heaney faces the Yankees for the first time.

The Angels won last night's opener 4-1 as Mike Trout and C.J. Cron both hit solo homers, while C.J. Wilson scattered a run and five hits over six innings.

Trout clubbed his 20th homer of the season, becoming the sixth AL player with four 20-plus home run campaigns before their age-24 season. He joined Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, Tony Conigliaro, Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez.

"It was a two-seam (fastball) inside. That pitch usually gets by me, but I got around on it," Trout said.

The Angels have won four of their last five and the Yankees dropped their second in a row thanks to going 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

Brett Gardner recorded three hits to lead New York's offense, while CC Sabathia allowed all four runs on six hits over 7 1/3 innings of work.

"When (Sabathia) made a mistake they squared it up," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "When you miss, you're going to get hit."

The Yankees had won five in a row and seven of their past eight versus the Angels, including a three-game sweep in the Bronx from June 5-7.

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