Wed, 07/21/2010 - 07:53 by harsheeb
New York- The New York Yankees placed veteran left-handed pitcher Andy Pettitte on the disabled list with a groin strain Tuesday.
General Manager Brian Cashman told Newsday he expected Pettitte will be out for 4-to-5 weeks. The newspaper said the hurler was diagnosed with a Grade 1 groin strain, the least severe.
The lefty grabbed the inner portion of his upper left leg after delivering a pitch in Sunday's 9-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. He came out of the game in the third inning after attempting one warmup pitch.
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Sun, 11/01/2009 - 12:12 by shalini.bahadur
Philadelphia -- Andy Pettitte benefited from three homers Saturday and the New York Yankees took a 2-1 World Series lead with an 8-5 win over Philadelphia.
In six innings, Pettitte (1-0) gave up four runs and five hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
He also hit a fifth-inning RBI single and extended his career playoff record to 17 victories.
Nick Swisher had two hits -- one a sixth-inning solo homer.
Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run fourth-inning homer.
Johnny Damon's RBI double snapped a 3-3 fifth-inning tie, and Hideki Matsui hit a solo shot in the eighth for the Yankees, who made the most of eight hits.
Jayson Werth led Philadelphia with two solo homers off Pettitte.
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Sun, 10/25/2009 - 12:26 by shalini.bahadur
New York -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi says the rainout of Saturday's American League Championship Series will not change his plans to start Andy Pettitte.
Pettitte will take the mound Sunday at Yankee Stadium with a chance to clinch a World Series berth if he can defeat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Joe Saunders.
Girardi told the media Saturday that he was not considering going with another starter in Game 6 after having to put Pettitte on ice for 24 hours.
"We think the extra day could help him physically," Girardi said. "He was on short day the last time. He's been good on extra day too. So I don't really worry about him going on an extra day."
The series winner will face Philadelphia in the Fall Classic.
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Sat, 10/24/2009 - 10:01 by shalini.bahadur
New York, Oct. 23: Andy Pettitte hopes to carry the New York Yankees into the World Series and set a record as well Saturday in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series.
The Yankees, owning a 3-2 in the best-of-seven series, will host the Los Angeles Angels -- hoping to avoid a deciding game and a potential collapse.
New York let a 6-4 lead over the Angels in Game 5 slip away Thursday and then failed to take advantage of a bases-loaded situation in the ninth inning. That left the Angels with a 7-6 victory.
The weather's questionable for Saturday's game. Forecasts call for a 100 percent chance of rain during the afternoon and evening.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:12 by shalini.bahadur
New York, Sept. 27: Solid pitching by Andy Pettitte Sunday led the New York Yankees to a 4-2 win over Boston and their first American League East title since 2006.
The win also finished a three-game sweep.
Pettitte (14-7) gave up two runs and seven hits in six innings.
Closer Mariano Rivera earned his 44th save with a scoreless ninth.
Hideki Matsui's two-run single snapped a 2-2 tie with two outs in the bottom of the sixth.
Melky Cabrera and Mark Teixeira hit solo homers, with both players getting two hits along with Derek Jeter for the Yankees, who have won five in a row.
Boston scored on Mike Lowell's first-inning infield single and his double play ground out in the third.
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Tue, 09/22/2009 - 11:35 by shalini.bahadur
Anahiem, Calif., Sept. 22: Joe Saunders went 8 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on six hits, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the New York Yankees Monday 5-2.
Saunders (14-7), who struck out three and allowed no walks, won his fifth straight with no losses since coming off the disabled list last month. His ERA during that span is 2.51.
Kendry Morales hit his 31st home run for the Angels, who reduced their magic number for clinching the AL West to six with 12 games to play. The second-place Texas Rangers beat Oakland Monday 10-3.
The Yankees' loss -- combined with the Rangers' victory -- prevented New York from clinching a spot in the playoffs.
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Tue, 09/01/2009 - 13:09 by harsheeb
Baltimore -- Andy Pettitte lost a perfect game bid with two outs in the seventh inning Monday in the New York Yankees' 5-1 victory over Baltimore.
The 37-year-old Pettitte (12-6) gave up only two hits in eight innings and moved into sole possession of third place on the Yankees' all-time wins list with his 190th victory.
Nick Swisher had a home run, a double and two RBI for the Yankees, who opened a 6 1/2-game lead on Boston for the American League East lead.
Melvin Mora homered for Baltimore. Adam Jones broke up the perfect game when he reached on an error in the seventh and Nick Markakis followed with a single to spoil the no-hitter.
Baltimore's Jeremy Guthrie (9-13) worked six innings and suffered the loss.
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Sat, 08/22/2009 - 10:08 by preet_20
Boston, Aug. 21: Hideki Matsui enjoyed a career game with seven RBI Friday and the New York Yankees banged out 23 hits to out-slug Boston 20-11.
The Yankees expanded their lead over Boston in the American League East to 7 1/2 games, beating the Red Sox for the fifth straight time. Boston had won the first eight meetings between the teams this year.
Matsui hit two three-run homers -- one during a six-run fifth and another in a four-run ninth. He drove in another run with a ground out in the seventh.
Alex Rodriguez had four hits for New York and six other players had at least two each.
Boston suffered a one-sided loss despite putting together two three-run innings along with a four-run ninth. The teams combined for 35 hits.
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Mon, 08/10/2009 - 10:01 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 10: Back-to-back eighth-inning homers by Johnny Damon and Mark Teixeira Sunday helped the New York Yankees beat Boston 5-2 for a four-game sweep.
Alex Rodriguez had a solo homer and scored two runs and Nick Swisher followed the Damon and Teixeira homers with a two-run single in the Yankees' seventh straight win.
Andy Pettitte pitched seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and two walks with four strikeouts as New York ran its lead to 6 ½ games over the second-place Red Sox in the AL East.
Phil Coke (4-3) allowed Boston to go up 2-1 when he served up a two-run homer to Victor Martinez in the eighth but still got the victory.
Martinez's homer -- his 17th of the season -- gave the Red Sox their first runs in 31 innings.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:29 by preet_20
Toronto, Aug. 4: The New York Yankees blasted three home runs off Roy Halladay Tuesday on their way to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
Andy Pettitte (9-6) gave up a run on four hits with four walks in 6 2/3 innings to earn his first win since July 1. Mariano Rivera gave up three hits while recording the final four outs for his 31st save of the year.
Johnny Damon had a homer and two runs for the Yankees. Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui each had a solo home run and Alex Rodriguez also drove in a run.
Halladay (11-5) lost despite pitching a complete game. He allowed five runs on 10 hits with no walks.
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Tue, 07/21/2009 - 11:25 by surajdogra
New York, July 20: Hideki Matsui hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth Monday to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
It was the third straight game the Yankees have won by 2-1. It was Matsui's second-career walk-off homer and New York's ninth walk-off victory this season.
The Yankees had just four hits -- none after Eric Hinske homered to start the second inning -- when Matsui drove a 2-2 pitch by Jim Johnson (3-4) over the wall in right field.
Alfredo Aceves (6-1) retired the final two batters in the top of the ninth to get the victory.
Nick Markakis homered to right-center field with one out in the opening inning for the Orioles, who lost for the third time in four games.
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Thu, 07/02/2009 - 10:52 by preet_20
New York, July 1: Alex Rodriguez put New York in front with a two-run, sixth-inning homer Wednesday and the Yankees went on to down Seattle 4-2.
New York won its seventh straight game.
Andy Pettitte (8-3) allowed two runs on six hits over seven innings to get the win. He walked only one and struck out five. Mariano Rivera worked a perfect ninth, recording his 20th save of the season and the 502nd of his career.
Seattle lost on New York's home field for the 10th consecutive time.
Johnny Damon gave New York the lead in the third with a home run and Melky Cabrera contributed a blast in the fifth to again put the Yankees in front.
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