07/08: Pettitte Mows Through Rays En Route to Shut Out
Posted by: Patrick
Andy Pettitte got the better of the Rays on Tuesday night, throwing a 4 hitter through 8 innings, holding them scoreless as the Yankees won, 5-0. Pettitte threw 114 pitches in all (80 for strikes), walking no one and striking out 5.
The Yankees gave him all the offense he needed in the fifth when, with 2 outs, Derek Jeter drove a double to deep right, scoring both Jose Molina and Robinson Cano.
The Yankees added 3 more runs in the eight, with the first of those coming on a Melky Cabrera solo home run to lead off the inning - his first since June 10. Jeter followed with a single and Abreu doubled him home. Finally, with two outs, Robbie Cano singled in Abreu to make it 5-0, Yankees.
Edwar Ramirez pitched a flawless 1-2-3 inning against the top of the Rays' order to seal the deal.
Pettitte's ERA drops to 3.93 with the victory (his 10th of the season), the lowest it's been since before his start on May 12.
As a whole, the Yankees combined for 11 hits, with Jeter, Abreu, Posada, Cano and Molina each collecting a pair.
The Yankees play the final game of this two game set tomorrow at 1:05 PM ET when Sidney Ponson (5-1, 4.19 ERA for the season, 1-0, 5.73 in New York) takes the mound against Edwin Jackson (5-6, 4.08).
The Yankees gave him all the offense he needed in the fifth when, with 2 outs, Derek Jeter drove a double to deep right, scoring both Jose Molina and Robinson Cano.
The Yankees added 3 more runs in the eight, with the first of those coming on a Melky Cabrera solo home run to lead off the inning - his first since June 10. Jeter followed with a single and Abreu doubled him home. Finally, with two outs, Robbie Cano singled in Abreu to make it 5-0, Yankees.
Edwar Ramirez pitched a flawless 1-2-3 inning against the top of the Rays' order to seal the deal.
Pettitte's ERA drops to 3.93 with the victory (his 10th of the season), the lowest it's been since before his start on May 12.
As a whole, the Yankees combined for 11 hits, with Jeter, Abreu, Posada, Cano and Molina each collecting a pair.
The Yankees play the final game of this two game set tomorrow at 1:05 PM ET when Sidney Ponson (5-1, 4.19 ERA for the season, 1-0, 5.73 in New York) takes the mound against Edwin Jackson (5-6, 4.08).
