08/21: Pettitte, Yankees Take Care of Jays
Posted by: Seamus
Andy Pettitte came through in another must-win game and the Yankees defeated the Blue Jays by a score of 5-1 to move to within 5.5 games of the Red Sox in the wild card race. The Twins won their game, and are 5 games ahead of the Yanks in the standings.
The Yankees got a sacrifice fly by Jason Giambi and an RBI single by Xavier Nady, and Andy Pettitte wouldn't need any more than that. Pettitte pitched seven strong innings, allowing just a run on five hits and striking out four.
After a run-scoring fielder's choice by Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter added a two-run home run in the 4th to make the score 5-0. That score would hold until Alex Rios put the Jays on the board in the 6th with an RBI single.
Brian Bruney relieved Pettitte and pitched the last two innings. He retired all six batters he faced.
The rubber match will begin tonight at 7:07 ET as Sidney Ponson will take on Roy Halladay, who doctors the ball with kryptonite whenever he faces the Yankees. It's a huge opportunity for the Yanks, as the Red Sox are off and the Twins are in Anaheim facing John Lackey and the Angels.
The Yankees got a sacrifice fly by Jason Giambi and an RBI single by Xavier Nady, and Andy Pettitte wouldn't need any more than that. Pettitte pitched seven strong innings, allowing just a run on five hits and striking out four.
After a run-scoring fielder's choice by Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter added a two-run home run in the 4th to make the score 5-0. That score would hold until Alex Rios put the Jays on the board in the 6th with an RBI single.
Brian Bruney relieved Pettitte and pitched the last two innings. He retired all six batters he faced.
The rubber match will begin tonight at 7:07 ET as Sidney Ponson will take on Roy Halladay, who doctors the ball with kryptonite whenever he faces the Yankees. It's a huge opportunity for the Yanks, as the Red Sox are off and the Twins are in Anaheim facing John Lackey and the Angels.
