But the Angels nicked Yankees starter Andy Pettitte for a run in the fourth when Aybar doubled and scored on Bobby Abreu's single, and they crushed the left-hander in the fifth.
Kendrick led off with a single and Wood, in his first start since Friday's recall from triple-A Salt Lake, stroked an opposite-field two-run home run to right-center to make it 4-3.
Robb Quinlan singled, and Figgins grounded into a fielder's choice. Aybar singled Figgins to third, and Abreu lined an RBI single to left-center that tied the score, 4-4, and moved Aybar to third.
Napoli greeted reliever David Robertson with a two-run double to right-center that made it 6-4. Napoli took third on Morales' grounder to second. Gary Matthews Jr. walked and stole second, and Kendrick hit a two-run single to center to make it 8-4.
"The more you put runners on base, the more opportunities you're going to have to score runs," Figgins said. "A home run can kill a rally sometimes. You need them, but for us, the more we keep that train going, the better our offense works.
"Most guys would rather come up with runners on first and third and less than two outs than with no one on base, where they're trying to hit a home run."
The Angels have made a believer of Rodriguez, the Yankees' third baseman who hit two homers Saturday to pass Rafael Palmeiro for 10th on baseball's all-time list with 570 home runs.
"They don't strike out, they steal, everybody runs, they're very aggressive going first to third," Rodriguez said.
"It's like a merry-go-round. They just keep coming at you."
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