Torreyes answers Yankees’ call

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ANAHEIM — A day after the game of his life, Ronald Torreyes found himself in the Yankees’ starting lineup again, with Chase Headley still slowed by Achilles tendinitis.

Torreyes registered both his first four-hit game and his first home run in Friday’s 7-0 win over the Angels and was back in the lineup on Saturday night at Angel Stadium, batting ninth and playing third base. It was just the third time this season he received consecutive starts.

“My job is to come to the ballpark ready to play,” Torreyes said after Friday’s win. “Although I don’t play every day, once I get the opportunity to play, I want to do my best.”

Facing Angels starter Jered Weaver, Torreyes put up a double and a homer in his first two at-bats, then found himself a triple shy of the cycle when he came up to bat in …

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