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Yardbarker: Andy Pettitte http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/501 Recent articles about Andy Pettitte en-us BIRTHDAY BOSS IS ON THEIR MINDS George Steinbrenner will celebrate his birthday today removed from the scene, but that doesn't mean the Yankees won't have The Boss in their thoughts. "He's a huge part of this organization," Andy Pettitte said of Steinbrenner, who turns 79... Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:00:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/769796 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/769796 Pitching Matchups For Jays Series <div align="center">PITCHING MATCHUPS</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Game 1: Today @ 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: YES, WCBSRHP A.J. Burnett (6-4, 3.93) vs. LHP Brian Tallet (5-5, 4.47)</div><div align="center"> Game 2: Tomorrow @ 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: YES, WCBSRHP Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06) vs. RHP Roy Halladay (10-2, 2.56)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Game 3: Sunday @ 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: YES, WCBSRHP Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 3.89) vs. RHP Scott Richmond (6-5, 3.69)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Game 4: Monday @ 1:05 p.m. TV/Radio: YES, WCBS LHP Andy Pettitte (8-3, 4.25) vs. LHP Ricky Romero (6-3, 2.85)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1137165762506181522-8813846304101766147?l=adiehardyankeesfan.blogspot.com'/></div> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:50:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/767807 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/767807 Yankees vs. Blue Jays Series Preview <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fsh7GWfK4f0/SgmJbWztCpI/AAAAAAAAHSg/OB3TXZEw6BY/s1600-h/tor.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 90px; height: 90px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fsh7GWfK4f0/SgmJbWztCpI/AAAAAAAAHSg/OB3TXZEw6BY/s400/tor.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334946336668977810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fsh7GWfK4f0/SgmMBtMZdMI/AAAAAAAAHSw/ib2yIBpjiq4/s1600-h/New11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 91px; height: 91px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Fsh7GWfK4f0/SgmMBtMZdMI/AAAAAAAAHSw/ib2yIBpjiq4/s400/New11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334949194536416450" border="0" /></a>Yankees vs. Blue Jays </div><div style="text-align: center;">@ New Yankee Stadium (four games) </div> After taking two of three (should have swept) from the Mariners, and winning seven of their last eight the Yankees host the Blue Jays in a four-game series at the new stadium. Currently the Yankees are 45-33 and just three games behind the first place Red Sox. They're also two games ahead of Tampa in the Wild Card race. Besides yesterday's disappointing performance from CC Sabathia, a lot has gone right for the Yanks lately. Hopefully they can keep it up. There are less than two weeks until the all-star break and the Yankees need to play great baseball from hear on out. I know games in July are never must-wins, but it's very important that the Yankees go into the break on a high note. At 42-38 the Blue Jays are still in the mix. They trail the Red Sox by seven games in the division and the Yanks by four in the Wild Card. They've stumbled a bit lately and head into this series losers of five of their last seven. The good news for the Jays is they recently got Roy Halladay back from the DL and they have several more quality arms on their starting staff including Ricky Romero and Scott Richmond. Sadly for the Yanks, they have to face all three this series. Usually when you think of the Jays offense you think of Vernon Wells and Alex Rios, but this year they're being led by a different cast of characters. Scott Rolen leads the team with a .333 batting average, Aaron Hill leads the teams in hits (104), homers (19), and RBI (56), and Adam Lind is also having a great year hitting .315/.389/.556 with 16 HR and 53 RBI. The Yanks and Jays faced each other earlier in the season in Toronto, and the Yanks took two of three. <div style="text-align: center;">Pitching Matchups </div> <div style="text-align: center;">Game 1: Today @ 1:05 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS RHP A.J. Burnett (6-4, 3.93) vs. LHP Brian Tallet (5-5, 4.47) </div> <div style="text-align: center;">Game 2: Tomorrow @ 1:05 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS RHP Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06) vs. RHP Roy Halladay (10-2, 2.56) Game 3: Sunday @ 1:05 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS RHP Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 3.89) vs. RHP Scott Richmond (6-5, 3.69) Game 4: Monday @ 1:05 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS LHP Andy Pettitte (8-3, 4.25) vs. LHP Ricky Romero (6-3, 2.85) Players to Watch </div> YANKEES: Mark Teixeira - While Alex Rodriguez has been carrying the team, the Yanks number three hitter has been slumping. In his last 16 games he is 15-for-67 (.224) with no homers and 6 RBI. Still, for the season Tex has done a very good job, hitting .274/.381/.559 with 20 homers and 60 RBI. But the Yanks are going to need Tex to start hitting. Hopefully seeing the Jays will help him get off the schneid. In his career against Toronto, Tex is hitting .309/.409/.704 with 17 homers and 48 RBi in 44 games, but in three games this season he's hitting just .250/.286/.333 with no homers and two RBI. Teixeira vs. Tallet: .600/.750/1.200 (3-for-5) with a homer and 2 RBI. Teixeira vs. Halladay: .182/.217/.318 (4-for-22) with a homer and 3 RBI. Teixeira vs. Richmond: 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Teixeira vs. Romero: He's never faced Romero. BLUE JAYS: Aaron Hill - The Jays second baseman is having one hell of a season. As of today he's hitting .301/.341/.504 with a team-leading 19 homers and 56 RBI. He also leads the team in hits with 104. In 52 games against the Yanks Hill is hitting .299/.351/.418 with 2 homers and 20 RBI. In 26 games in the Bronx those numbers improve to .304/.347/.424. This year he has not had much success against the Yanks, hitting .200/.200/.500 with a homer and an RBI in three games. Hill vs. Burnett: 2-for-4 with a homer and an RBI. Hill vs. Wang: .588/.611/.941 (10-for-17), 4 doubles, a triple, and 3 RBI. Hill vs. Chamberlain: 0-for-3 with a strikeout. Hill vs. Pettitte: .214/.214/.214 (3-for-14). <div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Injury Report </div> YANKEES: - Xavier Nady, RF: Done for year, will have season-ending Tommy John surgery next week. It will take 10-12 month to recover. - Jose Molina, C: On the 15-day DL with a strained left quad. He's begun playing rehab games for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and the Yanks expect him back sometime next week. - Damaso Marte, RP: 15-day DL with a sore shoulder. He's played a lot of catch, but is still nowhere close to returning. Will we ever see him again? BLUE JAYS: - Rod Barajas, C: Day-to-day with a hamstring injury. - Scott Downs, RP: 15-day DL with a sprained left big toe. - Casey Janssen, SP: 15-day DL with right shoulder inflammation. - Robert Ray, SP: 15-day DL with right shoulder soreness. - Michael Barrett, C: 15-day DL with a muscle tear in his right shoulder. - Jesse Litsch, SP: 15-day DL with a right forearm strain. - Dustin McGowan, SP: 15-day DL as he recovers from right shoulder surgery. - Shaun Marcum, SP/RP: 15-day DL as he recovers from right elbow surgery.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9015425973724104077-8178738956065296919?l=slidingintohome.blogspot.com'/></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SlidingIntoHome?a=XCQ4qI2wLxE:AP67rhAgQfg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SlidingIntoHome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SlidingIntoHome?a=XCQ4qI2wLxE:AP67rhAgQfg:wuc1NvHoNSQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SlidingIntoHome?d=wuc1NvHoNSQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/767322 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/767322 This Poverty is Hurting My Pride, Buddy, Can You Spare Me a Dime?: Next Series Pitchers Preview: New York Yankees <div class="photo-tpl photo-tpl-right_portrait"> <a href="/photos/this-poverty-is-hurting-my-pride"><img alt="Hopefully we will be seeing this a lot on Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)" class="ap_photo" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/53081/125636_yankees_red_sox_baseball.jpg" /></a> <div class="photo-meta"> <a href="/photos/this-poverty-is-hurting-my-pride">More photos &raquo;</a> by Winslow Townson - AP Hopefully we will be seeing this a lot on Monday afternoon. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) </div> <a href="/photos/this-poverty-is-hurting-my-pride">Browse more photos &raquo;</a> </div> The Jays get back on the road tomorrow afternoon for a four-game series (all afternoon games) at the new Yankee Stadium 3 - 6 July (I guess they're technically in New York already, but you get the idea).&nbsp; After dropping the series to the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/TAM" class="sbn-auto-link">Rays</a> at home, it is even more important to have a good showing this weekend. The Jays hope <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/1043/Brian_Tallet" class="sbn-auto-link">Brian Tallet</a> can bounce back from his mediocre start last weekend (six walks in six innings is too many) and the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/NYY" class="sbn-auto-link">Yankees</a> turn to <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/1032/A_J_Burnett" class="sbn-auto-link">A.J. Burnett</a>, who dominated the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/teams/NYM" class="sbn-auto-link">Mets</a> last week.&nbsp; On Independence Day here in the States, we send out the Doc to try continue his fine pitching against the Yankees (6-1, 54.0 IP, 13 R, 31 K, 7 BB since last year) and the Yankees counter with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/617/Chien_Ming_Wang" class="sbn-auto-link">Chien-Ming Wang</a>.&nbsp; On Sunday afternoon, <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/35122/Scott_Richmond" class="sbn-auto-link">Scott Richmond</a> looks for a little revenge against the lineup that tagged him for five runs in less than two innings on 13 May and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/4337/Joba_Chamberlain" class="sbn-auto-link">Joba Chamberlain</a> starts for the Yanks.&nbsp; Finally, the series wraps up on Monday with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/32499/Ricky_Romero" class="sbn-auto-link">Ricky Romero</a>, who's been lights out since the beginning of June (5-1, 42 1/3 IP, 40 K, 14 BB), facing <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/610/Andy_Pettitte" class="sbn-auto-link">Andy Pettitte</a>.&nbsp; C.C. pitches tonight, so we won't be facing him (though it would be hard not to see his "Purpose-built Body").&nbsp; Thanks to the Kinks, by the way, for today's post-title, which refers to the Yankees writing off the construction of their stadium from revenue-sharing responsibilities. 3 July A.J. Burnett (6-4, 3.93, 1.372 WHIP) We all know A.J. well enough.&nbsp; Through 94 innings over 15 starts this season, Burnett has been pretty fortunate, sporting a 3.93 ERA in spite of issuing 47 walks (4.5 BB/9) thanks to a tidy BABIP of .284 and a very high strand-rate of 77.9%.&nbsp; He's been a bit prone to giving up homers this season, but flyball pitchers tend to give up homeruns and sometimes those homeruns are in bunches.&nbsp; His HR/Flyball rate (13%) is not terribly out of line with his career norms and any variation that we have seen could likely be due to pitching in hitter-friendly Yankee Stadium.&nbsp; His FIP is a much higher 4.66, so as his strand-rate comes back down to Earth, his ERA should move in the opposite direction In his 15 starts, Burnett as PQSed 3, 5, 2, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 0, 5, 5 and 5 for a mean of 3.6, a Dominance-rate of 60% and a Disaster-rate of just 7%.&nbsp; Hopefully the Jays can give him his second zero in seven starts, but Burnett may be hitting his stride. Bizarrely, Burnett has exhibited strong reverse platoon splits this year, keeping lefties in check (.209 / .320 / .351; 2.07 KBB) but having trouble with righties (.275 / .358 / .458; 1.78 K/BB).&nbsp; Some of this difference could be attributable to difference in BABIP between lefties (.268) and righties (.302), but certainly not all of it.&nbsp; Over his career, Burnett has been about equally tough on both lefties and righties. Burnett, as we know, pairs a 94 mph four-seam fastball with a devastating curve.&nbsp; Although he also throws a change on occasion, Burnett is primarily a two-pitch pitcher, and he uses his big hook as a change of both pace and plane in relation to his fastball. &nbsp; 4 July Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06, 2.127 WHIP) After his 2008 season was cut short by a baserunning injury last year, hopes were high for Wang's return.&nbsp; Unfortunately for Wang, he ran into trouble almost immediately and the Yankees DLed him after giving up 23 runs on as many hits and six walks in just six innings over his first three starts.&nbsp; Since his return on 22 May, Wang has been much improved but has not necessarily been great either (30 2/3 IP, 37 H, 26 K, 12 BB).&nbsp; Overall, with 28 strikeouts over 36 2/3 innings, Wang's actually improved his strikeout-rate dramatically (5.8 K/9 in 2008 vs. 4.2 K/9 career), but his walk-rate has also jumped (4.4 BB/9 in 2008 vs. 2.7 BB/9 career).&nbsp; Wang's real problems this year stem from his atrocious luck on balls in play (.422 BABIP), but that will come down.&nbsp; His linedrive-rate is actually a tad lower this season than last, so Wang should be okay the rest of the season, in spite of currently sporting an ERA over 10.&nbsp; Nonetheless, an FIP of 5.28 is nothing to brag about. So far this season, lefties have absolutely mashed Wang (.409 / .481 / .677; 0.82 K/BB), while righties have also mashed him (.324 / .382 / .485; 2.71 K/BB), but not absolutely.&nbsp; Over his career, lefties (.284 / .344 / .417; 0.99 K/BB) have hit him better, but not to an insane degree, than righties (.261 / .312 / .345; 2.36 K/BB). Wang is a two-seam fastball pitcher who, like most sinkerball pitchers, is most effective when he keeps the ball down in the zone.&nbsp; He mixes in a slider occasionally, but it's really just the sinker over and over. &nbsp; 5 July Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 3.89, 1.469 WHIP) I can't really stand Chamberlain.&nbsp; I really hope we hit him hard.&nbsp; I tried to find the clip of <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/players/9/Aubrey_Huff" class="sbn-auto-link">Aubrey Huff</a>'s homerun off him for us all, but I don't know if mlb.com is hosting it.&nbsp; Anyway, Chamberlain has pitched 81 innings over 15 starts so far and, outside of some control issues (40 BB and 9 HBP) he's been pretty good.&nbsp; He's struck out 73 (8.1 K/9) against those 40 walks (4.4 BB/9), so although he has been putting runners on, he has also been keeping bats off the ball.&nbsp; Those high strikeout- and walk-rates do come at a pretty costly price, though.&nbsp; His inefficiency has frequently kept him from getting through the seventh (he's pitched seven innings once and eight innings once) and he averages around 5 1/2 innings per start.&nbsp; The Yankees have been limiting his innings, but that is not the reason for it, as he has thrown at least 100 pitches in seven of his starts (and at least 90 in four others).&nbsp; He's also been assisted by a strand-rate of 77%, though his BABIP is pretty normal.&nbsp; Last season, in Chamberlains first career start, the Jays were quite patient against him and he was out of the game very early (granted, he was on a strict pitch count of 65).&nbsp; They might be wise to employ that strategy again on Sunday. In 15 starts, Chamberlain has PQSed 5, 0, 1, 5, 3, 4, 4, 0, 0, 4, 5, 0, 3, 4 and 2 for a mean of 2.7 and Dominance-/Disaster-rates of 47% and 33%, respectively.&nbsp; The disaster-rate is so high because Chamberlain has been so inefficient that he's had trouble getting through the fifth inning at times. Chamberlain has had some trouble this season against righties (.276 / .347 / .470; 2.67 K/BB), but he's kept lefties at bay pretty well (.250 / .373 / .357; 1.46 K/BB).&nbsp; Over his career, Chamberlain's been about equally effective, regardless of batter handedness, but he does tend to nibble against lefties and generally prefers walking them to coming over the plate when he's behind in the count. Chamberlain is another primarily two-pitch pitcher.&nbsp; He throws a fastball in the mid-90's or so (do not be alarmed if you have the Yankees broadcast and they claim it is in the high 90's or even 100, I think the Yankee Stadium radar gun measures the speed of the ball as it leaves the pitchers' hands), that has plenty of movement on it.&nbsp; His best pitch, though, is his slider, which is considered one of the best righthanded sliders in baseball.&nbsp; He has experimented with a curve and a change this year, but he's had some trouble locating them. &nbsp; 6 July Andy Pettitte (8-3, 4.25, 1.500 WHIP) Pettitte's managed to win eight games so far, but his best days are behind him.&nbsp; He's struck out 66 over 97 1/3 innings (5.9 K/9) and walked 37 (3.3 BB/9) en route to 4.57 FIP.&nbsp; As his strand-rate comes down from 74%, his ERA will approach that FIP.&nbsp; Pettitte beat the Jays earlier this season when he pitched six innings and gave up two runs (only one earned), but did walk four and strike out only two.&nbsp; Hopefully his luck catches up to him on Monday and the Jays bats get and stay hot through the series. Pettitte's started 16 games and has PQSed 5, 4, 3, 4, 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 1, 2, 5, 3, 5, 0 and 5 for a mean of 3.2 a Dominance-rate of 44% and a Disaster-rate of 19%.&nbsp; I'd like to see the Jays hand him his fourth disaster and his fourth loss on Monday. As Pettitte has aged, he's platoon splits have become stronger.&nbsp; His career numbers show very muted platoon splits (732 OPS vs. righties, 710 OPS vs. lefties), but in 2009 righties (.291 / .369/ .442; 1.20 K/BB) have killed him, while he's been just as effective against lefties as ever (.268 / .304 / .721; 5.00 K/BB).&nbsp; In 2008, righties OPSed 787 against him and he held lefties to 731. Pettitte throws a four-seamer in the high-80's and a two-seamer in the mid-80s.&nbsp; He throws a lot of changeups to righties and will throw the cutter to both righties and lefties.&nbsp; He also throws a big curveball. <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SIz_4SKWhGjPUudzwOrTKP9x9gY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SIz_4SKWhGjPUudzwOrTKP9x9gY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SIz_4SKWhGjPUudzwOrTKP9x9gY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SIz_4SKWhGjPUudzwOrTKP9x9gY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:45:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/765652 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/765652 PETTITTE FINDS COMFORT ZONE AS YANKS ROLL It took almost three months, but Andy Pettitte figured out how to pitch effectively in Yankee Stadium. The difference in Pettitte's home and away splits were so vast it was easy to see the veteran lefty and the Homer Heaven weren't a good marriage... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:44:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/763461 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/763461 With victory, Pettitte now feels at home Andy Pettitte insists he has made no mechanical adjustments, but the new Yankee Stadium wasn't nearly the house of horrors Wednesday night that it had been at the start of the season for the veteran lefty.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=_wPwERarbrQ:9yqm1sk30LI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=_wPwERarbrQ:9yqm1sk30LI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?i=_wPwERarbrQ:9yqm1sk30LI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=_wPwERarbrQ:9yqm1sk30LI:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=_wPwERarbrQ:9yqm1sk30LI:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=_wPwERarbrQ:9yqm1sk30LI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?i=_wPwERarbrQ:9yqm1sk30LI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees/~4/_wPwERarbrQ" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:18:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/763381 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/763381 Yankees.com: A-Rod puts Yanks’ win streak at seven NEW YORK—Like Mark Teixeira before him, Alex Rodriguez has gone from puzzlingly cold to exceptionally hot in a flash. And with him have gone the Yankees. In such a funk as they slogged through the Interleague portion of their schedule, the Yankees won their last two games in Atlanta and have been soaring since. They are now winning games—and quite a lot of them—with both efficiency and precision. The latest example came on Wednesday at Yankee Stadium, when Andy Pettitte thrived, Rodriguez hit a towering home run and the Yankees won their seventh straight game, this one a 4-2 decision over the Mariners. I love me a winning streak. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:12:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762953 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762953 Griffey Jr. still thorn vs. Yanks With two outs in the sixth Wednesday night, Ken Griffey Jr. extended his arms and turned on Andy Pettitte's first pitch, a 90-mph fastball, and deposited the ball over the right field wall for his 10th home run of the season.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=WgiXzz9HolE:BqWED97xXC0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=WgiXzz9HolE:BqWED97xXC0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?i=WgiXzz9HolE:BqWED97xXC0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=WgiXzz9HolE:BqWED97xXC0:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=WgiXzz9HolE:BqWED97xXC0:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.nydailynews.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?a=WgiXzz9HolE:BqWED97xXC0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees?i=WgiXzz9HolE:BqWED97xXC0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nydnrss/sports/baseball/yankees/~4/WgiXzz9HolE" height="1" width="1"/> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:55:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/763382 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/763382 Pettitte, A-Rod Help Yanks Make It Seven Straight <div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fsh7GWfK4f0/SkwcdW7KucI/AAAAAAAAH94/ehQlX07JwI4/s1600-h/r1272957057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Fsh7GWfK4f0/SkwcdW7KucI/AAAAAAAAH94/ehQlX07JwI4/s400/r1272957057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353685347732208066" border="0" /></a><cite id="captionCite">(REUTERS/Ray Stubblebine)</cite> </div> <center><table style="font-size: 11px;" bgcolor="#000000" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tbody><tr align="center"><td> </td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1</td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2</td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3</td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">4</td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">5</td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">6</td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">7</td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8</td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9</td> <td> </td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> R </td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> H </td> <td style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> E </td> </tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff"> <td> <a href="http://link.mlblists.com/r/PI0QOB/4SE5I/1X0I6G/2O057Y/3OSB0X/JY/h?a=partnerId=ed-2699957-55341588%26source=ed-2699957-55341588" target="_blank">SEA</a> </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> </td> <td> 2 </td> <td> 6 </td> <td> 0 </td> </tr> <tr align="center" bgcolor="#cccccc"> <td> <a href="http://link.mlblists.com/r/PI0QOB/4SE5I/1X0I6G/2O057Y/BM125J/JY/h?a=partnerId=ed-2699957-55341588%26source=ed-2699957-55341588" target="_blank">NYY</a> </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 1 </td> <td> 2 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> 0 </td> <td> X </td> <td> </td> <td> 4 </td> <td> 9 </td> <td> 0 </td> </tr> </tbody></table> Winning pitcher - Andy Pettitte (8-3) Losing pitcher - Jarrod Washburn (4-6) SV - Mariano Rivera (20)</center> Andy Pettitte pitched his best game at his new home tonight, throwing seven strong innings. He allowed just two runs on six hits, walked just one, struck out five, and picked up his team-leading eighth win. He said after the game that he didn't use his cutter that much, but besides that he pretty much good command of all his pitches. On the night he threw 98 pitches, 63 of which found the zone. Mariners' starter Jarrod Washburn also pitched a good game, but he was hurt by the long ball. The first coming off the bat of Johnny Damon who got the Yanks on the board with a solo shot in the bottom of the third. It was his 15th homer of the season. Seattle came right back to tie the game with a run off Pettitte in the fourth. With runners on the corners and one out Wladimir Balentien hit what should have been an inning-ending double play, but Mark Teixeira bobbled the ball and they were only able to get the force. Pettitte then got out of the inning without allowing any more damage. The Yanks regained the lead with another solo homer, this time off the bat of Melky Cabrera in the fifth. It was his eighth homer of the year, tying his total for the entire 2008 season. Once again the Mariners matched the Yanks with a run of their own when Pettitte served up a meatball to Ken Griffey Jr. He may not be what anything close to what he once was, but he can still knock a pitch out of the yard if you give him a chance, and that's just what he did. I knew he'd hit at least one this series. The game would not remain tied for long. Teixeira led off the bottom half of the inning with a single and Alex Rodriguez following with a long two-run homer into monument cave to put the Yankees up for good. A-Rod now has 4 homers and 13 RBI during the Yankees seven-game winning streak. You have to love it when this guy hits like this, it's really a lot of fun to watch. Pettitte was gone after seven and that's when the pen took over, and once again did a great job. Alfredo Aceves retired the only batter he faced. Phil Coke then came in and retired the only batters he faced, Ichiro Suzuki and Russell Branyan - both lefties. And Mariano Rivera came in for his 502nd save of his Hall of Fame career, pitching a 1-2-3 ninth. The Yanks will go for the sweep tomorrow night with their ace CC Sabathia on the mound. He will be looking for win number eight to tie Pettitte for the team-lead. Jason Vargas will make the start for Seattle. <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="276"><tbody><tr align="center" bgcolor="#dedede"><td align="left" width="130"> </td> <td width="7%">AB</td> <td width="7%">R</td> <td width="7%">H</td> <td width="7%">RBI</td> <td width="7%">BB</td> <td width="7%">SO</td> <td width="7%">LOB</td> <td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=116539">Jeter</a>, SS </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">.307</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=113028">Damon</a>, LF </td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td align="right">.292</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=407893">Teixeira</a>, 1B </td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">.278</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=121347">Rodriguez, A</a>, DH </td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td align="right">.239</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=120691">Posada</a>, C </td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td align="right">.268</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=429664">Cano</a>, 2B </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">.300</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=430897">Swisher</a>, RF </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">.238</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"> <a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=458731">Gardner</a>, CF </td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">.289</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=466320">Cabrera, Me</a>, CF-RF </td> <td>3</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td align="right">.287</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=285068">Ransom</a>, 3B </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">.190</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left">Totals</td> <td>30</td> <td>4</td> <td>9</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>6</td> <td>7</td> <td align="right"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="9"> BATTING HR: Damon (15, 3rd inning off Washburn, 0 on, 2 out), Cabrera, Me (8, 5th inning off Washburn, 0 on, 1 out), Rodriguez, A (13, 6th inning off Washburn, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Jeter; Damon 4; Teixeira 2; Rodriguez, A 5; Cano; Swisher; Cabrera, Me 4. RBI: Damon (47), Cabrera, Me (32), Rodriguez, A 2 (41). 2-out RBI: Damon. GIDP: Rodriguez, A; Cabrera, Me; Posada. Team RISP: 0-for-2. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING Pickoffs: Pettitte (Balentien at 1st base).</td></tr></tbody></table> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="276"><tbody><tr align="center" bgcolor="#dedede"><td align="left" width="130"> </td> <td width="7%">IP</td> <td width="7%">H</td> <td width="7%">R</td> <td width="7%">ER</td> <td width="7%">BB</td> <td width="7%">SO</td> <td width="7%">HR</td> <td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=120485">Pettitte</a> (W, 8-3) </td> <td>7.0</td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td align="right">4.25</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=469686">Aceves, A</a> (H, 3) </td> <td>0.1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">2.14</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=457435">Coke</a> (H, 6) </td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">3.18</td> </tr> <tr align="center"> <td align="left" nowrap="nowrap"><a target="player" href="http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&amp;playerID=121250">Rivera, Ma</a> (S, 20) </td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td align="right">2.76</td></tr></tbody></table> MARINERS STATS PLAYER OF THE GAME: Andy Pettitte (W, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K) HONORABLE MENTION: Alex Rodriguez (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R) <div style="text-align: center;">Tomorrow's Game </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yankees vs. Mariners Game Time: 7:05 p.m. | TV/Radio: YES, WCBS LHP CC Sabathia (7-4, 3.55) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (3-3, 3.79)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9015425973724104077-2026479580947975755?l=slidingintohome.blogspot.com'/></div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SlidingIntoHome?a=1OVwYOdxcyk:OEe6e8ZgXGM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SlidingIntoHome?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SlidingIntoHome?a=1OVwYOdxcyk:OEe6e8ZgXGM:wuc1NvHoNSQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/SlidingIntoHome?d=wuc1NvHoNSQ" border="0"></img></a> </div> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:32:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762778 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762778 A-Rod’s Homer Puts Yanks’ Win Streak At Seven The New York Yankees win over the Seattle Mariners by a score of 4-2. Starting for the Yankees was Andy Pettitte and he got the win. Mariano “Mo” Rivera got the save. This game went really fast. One of the fastest games I’ve watched. Andy Pettitte had every thing working and had everything at his disposal. He [...] Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:26:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762682 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762682 Pettitte strong as A-Rod's homer propels Yanks Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:25:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762684 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762684 A-ROD'S HOMER LIFTS PETTITTE, YANKEES OVER SEATTLE Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Johnny Damon and Melky Cabrera also went deep for... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:56:57 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762633 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762633 New York wins 7th straight Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:55:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762583 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762583 A-Rod’s homer lifts Pettitte, Yanks over M’s Alex Rodriguez hit a tiebreaking homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings and the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Wednesday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:44:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762558 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762558 A-Rod's tiebreaking homer lifts Andy Pettitte, Yankees to 4-2 victory over Seattle Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:39:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762517 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/762517