Found October 24, 2009 on Los Angeles Times:
Both managers say they will stick with their left-handed starters, Joe Saunders for the Angels and Andy Pettitte for the Yankees. Both managers say they will stick with their left-handed starters, Joe Saunders for the Angels and Andy Pettitte for the Yankees.
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