08/04: Pettitte Outduels Halladay, Yanks Win
Posted by: Seamus
Roy Halladay did give the Blue Jays nine innings, which is nothing new, but he was on the losing end tonight as Andy Pettitte left his bullpen just enough wiggle room to help the Yankees come up with a 5–3 victory in Toronto. The Yankees have now won two games in a row after losing three straight and are now 4–4 on their nine-game road trip with one game to go.
I'm not sure I can remember the last time a guy gave up 5 runs (4 earned) and 10 hits and still went the distance, but that's what the Blue Jays got out of Roy Halladay. The numbers are a bit misleading though — after allowing 2 runs in the 1st inning, he held the Yankees scoreless for the next six before allowing back to back solo home runs by Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira in the 8th. A home run by Hideki Matsui plated the 5th and final run of the game for the Yankees.
Andy Pettitte, as you would expect, did not go quite as deep but gave the Yankees what they needed, allowing only one run which came on a sacrifice fly by Alex Rios in the 4th. In 6 and 2/3 he allowed just 4 hits and struck out 6.
Phil Hughes entered the game with two on and two outs in the 7th and the Yankees still leading by just a 2–1 margin and was able to strike out Jose Bautista to end the inning. He was not as fortunate in the next inning, however. After his team scored two runs on the back to back homers Hughes put two runners on in the 8th and was pulled with two outs in favor of Mariano Rivera, who allowed both of Hughes' runners to score on a two-run double by Vernon Wells that pulled the Jays back within a run.
Rivera struggled a bit more in the 9th, this time with the Yankees up by two, but was able to just squeak out of it by getting Aaron Hill to fly out to Melky Cabrera with runners at the corners to end the game.
The Yankees will finish up their road trip with one more game in Toronto before coming home for a four-game battle with the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays will be sending 23-year old rookie Marc Rzepczynski (just copy and paste) to the mound to face Sergio Mitre, who will be looking to bounce back from his rough outing Friday night in Chicago. Game starts at 7:07 ET.
Recap records: Seamus: 29–19, Patrick: 28–14, Andrew: 7–9
I'm not sure I can remember the last time a guy gave up 5 runs (4 earned) and 10 hits and still went the distance, but that's what the Blue Jays got out of Roy Halladay. The numbers are a bit misleading though — after allowing 2 runs in the 1st inning, he held the Yankees scoreless for the next six before allowing back to back solo home runs by Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira in the 8th. A home run by Hideki Matsui plated the 5th and final run of the game for the Yankees.
Andy Pettitte, as you would expect, did not go quite as deep but gave the Yankees what they needed, allowing only one run which came on a sacrifice fly by Alex Rios in the 4th. In 6 and 2/3 he allowed just 4 hits and struck out 6.
Phil Hughes entered the game with two on and two outs in the 7th and the Yankees still leading by just a 2–1 margin and was able to strike out Jose Bautista to end the inning. He was not as fortunate in the next inning, however. After his team scored two runs on the back to back homers Hughes put two runners on in the 8th and was pulled with two outs in favor of Mariano Rivera, who allowed both of Hughes' runners to score on a two-run double by Vernon Wells that pulled the Jays back within a run.
Rivera struggled a bit more in the 9th, this time with the Yankees up by two, but was able to just squeak out of it by getting Aaron Hill to fly out to Melky Cabrera with runners at the corners to end the game.
The Yankees will finish up their road trip with one more game in Toronto before coming home for a four-game battle with the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The Blue Jays will be sending 23-year old rookie Marc Rzepczynski (just copy and paste) to the mound to face Sergio Mitre, who will be looking to bounce back from his rough outing Friday night in Chicago. Game starts at 7:07 ET.
Recap records: Seamus: 29–19, Patrick: 28–14, Andrew: 7–9
