ON THE MOUND:
Andy Pettitte got the Yankees off to a great start on this nine-game trip with a gem tonight leading the Yanks to a 5-1 win over the Marlins. In 7 innings he allowed just 1 run on 3 hits, walked none, struck out 7, and threw 66 of his 108 pitches. His one mistake was a solo homer off the bat of Cody Ross in bottom of the third.
He now has a 2.35 ERA in six starts away from the new stadium. “I might have given up three or four (home runs) tonight at home,” Pettitte said (via Peter Abraham). “For the most part, that’s it right there. I’ve given up a few more long balls at Yankee Stadium. … I need to figure something out at home.”
Brian Bruney pitched a perfect eighth, including one strikeout. He hit 95mph. Great to have him back.
Brett Tomko then pitched a scoreless ninth to finish off the win.
THE OFFENSE:
Jorge Posada gave Pettitte a 1-0 lead before he threw a pitch when he lined an RBI single in the top of the first. Pettitte then helped his own cause when he lined an RBI double down the left field line in the top of the second.
Angel Berroa, who was playing for the "fatigued" Alex Rodriguez (will miss two games), and Johnny Damon also picked up RBI's in the inning. Berroa also made a nice play at third.
The Yanks added one more run in the third when Melky Cabrera smacked his seventh homer of the year, he had eight homers all of last season. That would be the last run they'd score even though they had base runners on in four of the last six innings, but each time failed to tac on any runs.
THE BOX SCORE:
AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jeter, SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .308 Damon, LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .283 Teixeira, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .286 Posada, C 4 0 2 1 1 1 4 .289 Swisher, RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .243 Cano, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .310 Cabrera, M, CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .287 Berroa, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .150 Pettitte, P 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .333 a-Matsui, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomko, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 13 5 6 9 24
a-Walked for Pettitte in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Jeter (13, West), Berroa (1, West), Pettitte (1, West), Swisher (16, West).
HR: Cabrera, M (7, 3rd inning off West, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 3; Damon 2; Teixeira 2; Posada 2; Swisher 2; Cano; Cabrera, M 4; Berroa 2; Pettitte 2.
RBI: Posada (29), Berroa (1), Pettitte (1), Damon (40), Cabrera, M (28).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Posada 3; Pettitte 2; Berroa.
GIDP: Swisher 2; Jeter.
Team RISP: 5-for-14.
Team LOB: 11.
FIELDING
E: Jeter (3, throw).
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Pettitte (W, 7-3) 7.0 3 1 1 0 7 1 4.26 Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.61 Tomko 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.11
MARLINS STATS
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Andy Pettitte (W, 7 IP, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, RBI double and a run scored)
UP NEXT:
Yankees @ Marlins
Game Time: 7:10 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS
LHP CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.67 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Volstad (4-7, 4.75 ERA)
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Andy Pettitte got the Yankees off to a great start on this nine-game trip with a gem tonight leading the Yanks to a 5-1 win over the Marlins. In 7 innings he allowed just 1 run on 3 hits, walked none, struck out 7, and threw 66 of his 108 pitches. His one mistake was a solo homer off the bat of Cody Ross in bottom of the third.
He now has a 2.35 ERA in six starts away from the new stadium. “I might have given up three or four (home runs) tonight at home,” Pettitte said (via Peter Abraham). “For the most part, that’s it right there. I’ve given up a few more long balls at Yankee Stadium. … I need to figure something out at home.”
Brian Bruney pitched a perfect eighth, including one strikeout. He hit 95mph. Great to have him back.
Brett Tomko then pitched a scoreless ninth to finish off the win.
THE OFFENSE:
Jorge Posada gave Pettitte a 1-0 lead before he threw a pitch when he lined an RBI single in the top of the first. Pettitte then helped his own cause when he lined an RBI double down the left field line in the top of the second.
Angel Berroa, who was playing for the "fatigued" Alex Rodriguez (will miss two games), and Johnny Damon also picked up RBI's in the inning. Berroa also made a nice play at third.
The Yanks added one more run in the third when Melky Cabrera smacked his seventh homer of the year, he had eight homers all of last season. That would be the last run they'd score even though they had base runners on in four of the last six innings, but each time failed to tac on any runs.
THE BOX SCORE:
AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Jeter, SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .308 Damon, LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .283 Teixeira, 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .286 Posada, C 4 0 2 1 1 1 4 .289 Swisher, RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .243 Cano, 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .310 Cabrera, M, CF 3 1 1 1 2 0 1 .287 Berroa, 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 5 .150 Pettitte, P 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .333 a-Matsui, PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .249 Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tomko, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 5 13 5 6 9 24
a-Walked for Pettitte in the 8th.
BATTING
2B: Jeter (13, West), Berroa (1, West), Pettitte (1, West), Swisher (16, West).
HR: Cabrera, M (7, 3rd inning off West, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 3; Damon 2; Teixeira 2; Posada 2; Swisher 2; Cano; Cabrera, M 4; Berroa 2; Pettitte 2.
RBI: Posada (29), Berroa (1), Pettitte (1), Damon (40), Cabrera, M (28).
2-out RBI: Cabrera, M.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Posada 3; Pettitte 2; Berroa.
GIDP: Swisher 2; Jeter.
Team RISP: 5-for-14.
Team LOB: 11.
FIELDING
E: Jeter (3, throw).
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Pettitte (W, 7-3) 7.0 3 1 1 0 7 1 4.26 Bruney 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.61 Tomko 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.11
MARLINS STATS
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Andy Pettitte (W, 7 IP, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K, RBI double and a run scored)
UP NEXT:
Yankees @ Marlins
Game Time: 7:10 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS
LHP CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.67 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Volstad (4-7, 4.75 ERA)
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