ANAHEIM -- Luke Voit tried on the pinstripes last summer as a relative unknown, an under-the-radar acquisition who became one of the league’s most impactful hitters down the stretch. That surprising performance has continued into a new season, suggesting that the Yankees just might have the real deal on their hands.

One of the few remaining power threats from the Yankees’ envisioned season-opening lineup, Voit homered twice on Tuesday, powering his club to a 7-5 victory over the Angels. Mike Ford also belted his first Major League homer, supporting Domingo German’s terrific start as New York won its fifth straight contest.

“A lot of the guys are out of the lineup and I’m not getting as many pitches to hit,” Voit said. “I’ve just got to stay in my zone and not swing at bad stuff, try to put myself in good counts and get pitches to hit. Sometimes that happens, sometimes it doesn’t, but I’ve got to find a way, grind out at-bats and get on base for the guys -- or hit home runs.”

Voit claimed the team lead with seven homers and extended his on-base streak to 34 games, the longest active mark in the Majors, as his third career multi-homer game helped to build a 7-1 lead behind German.

Pitching has been the driving force as the Yankees have won seven of their last eight games, with their starters going 4-1 with a 1.56 ERA over that span. A 26-year-old righty with electric stuff, German in particular has been excellent, prompting Voit to summarize his teammate’s night as “disgusting.”

Commanding all three of his pitches, German limited the Angels to an unearned run on four hits over 6 2/3 innings, picking up his fourth victory in five starts. He walked one and struck out five in a 99-pitch effort.

"I've been working really hard toward this,” German said through an interpreter. “This is a great opportunity that I have now. I can't let it go. I can't lose my focus. I've got to believe in myself, believe in what I can do out there and believe in my talent as a player and a pitcher to keep working."

That efficient outing was especially welcome after the Yankees played back-to-back extra-inning games on both coasts, leaving most of manager Aaron Boone's frontline bullpen options on ice.

"It wasn’t real easy for him the first couple of innings," Boone said. "It wasn’t the sharpest breaking balls he’s had, but he pitched. He keeps showing us that when he’s not necessarily at his best, he’s still able to go out and have a performance like he did."

With the victory, German improved to 4-1 with a 1.75 ERA through five games (four starts).

"His numbers right now, he’s like a top five pitcher in baseball," Voit said. "He’s getting the job done, stepping up in big situations for us. In the time we’ve needed him to step up, he’s been there for us."

The six-run cushion prompted the Yanks to insert Chad Green into what appeared to be a low-leverage eighth-inning situation, but that backfired as the struggling reliever loaded the bases on two hits and a walk, then served up a grand slam on a fat changeup to Justin Bour.

"It seems like it's been a common theme right now," said Green, whose ERA bloated from 12.27 to 16.43. "I'm just not executing pitches when I need to. Bottom line, it's been really bad so far."

Luis Cessa relieved and induced an inning-ending double play from Kevan Smith, and Zack Britton pitched the ninth for his first save. Boone said that the Yankees will continue to work on addressing the mechanical flaws that are affecting Green's performance.

"He’s fine physically; just struggling to finish hitters," Boone said. "He just doesn’t quite have that finish on pitches we’re used to seeing."

Tyler Wade and Gleyber Torres also drove in runs, while Brett Gardner finished a home run shy of the cycle in a four-hit performance as the Yankees improved to a season-high three games over .500 at 13-10, sending the Angels to their ninth loss in 11 games.

"Right now, we’re getting it done in all facets of the game," Voit said. "Obviously the home runs are nice, but we’re getting guys over, getting sacrifice flies, huge hits. Guys are stepping up in bigger roles and it’s fun to watch."