04/15: Pettitte Goes 7; Yanks Beat Rays, 5-3
Posted by: Patrick
Andy Pettitte scattered 9 hits and 3 walks over 7 innings, holding the Rays to just 3 runs, as the Yankees defeat Tampa, 5-3.
Hideki Matsui (2 for 5, 1 HR, 2 RBI) and Derek Jeter (3 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) led the Yankees offense. Jeter is 5 for 9 since returning from the DL yesterday. Bobby Abreu was 1 for 4 with 1 R, 1 RBI and 2 BB, A-Rod was 1 for 5 with 1 R. Johnny Damon scored the other run, going 0 for 3, but with 2 walks. The 6 through 9 hitters (Giambi, Cano, Melky and Moeller) went a combined 1 (Melky) for 13 with 4 walks. The team made the Rays pitchers work, walking a total of 9 times - or one more than the team's 8 hits.
Kyle Farnsworth pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Mo closed the game out for his fifth save of the year.
In honor of Jackie Robinson Day, manager Joe Girardi and players Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter joined Mariano Rivera in wearing 42. The whole Devil Rays team wore the number. The Yankees are now a game back of the division leading Orioles.
Tomorrow, we'll have a two game set with the Red Sox at the Stadium. Chien-Ming Wang (3-0, 1.23 ERA) will face Clay Buchholz (0-1, 3.27 ERA) at 7:05 PM ET.
Hideki Matsui (2 for 5, 1 HR, 2 RBI) and Derek Jeter (3 for 4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB) led the Yankees offense. Jeter is 5 for 9 since returning from the DL yesterday. Bobby Abreu was 1 for 4 with 1 R, 1 RBI and 2 BB, A-Rod was 1 for 5 with 1 R. Johnny Damon scored the other run, going 0 for 3, but with 2 walks. The 6 through 9 hitters (Giambi, Cano, Melky and Moeller) went a combined 1 (Melky) for 13 with 4 walks. The team made the Rays pitchers work, walking a total of 9 times - or one more than the team's 8 hits.
Kyle Farnsworth pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning and Mo closed the game out for his fifth save of the year.
In honor of Jackie Robinson Day, manager Joe Girardi and players Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter joined Mariano Rivera in wearing 42. The whole Devil Rays team wore the number. The Yankees are now a game back of the division leading Orioles.
Tomorrow, we'll have a two game set with the Red Sox at the Stadium. Chien-Ming Wang (3-0, 1.23 ERA) will face Clay Buchholz (0-1, 3.27 ERA) at 7:05 PM ET.
