Andy Pettitte pitches a short shutout, lasting 6 1/3 innings before the Yankees remove him after 95 pitches. No doubt they were not going to push his inflamed elbow with a 3-0 lead. Andy allowed two hits while walking three, but in typical Pettitte fashion he induced two double plays to erase some of his mistakes. His strikeouts were down; he K’d just two. With no runs allowed, however, he lowered his ERA to 1.79. The Yankees lead the Twins 3-0 in the top of the seventh inning.
Update: Leading off the bottom of the seventh, Nick Swisher batted right-handed against Jesse Crain, a right-handed pitcher. Lefties hit Crain better than righties, so I’m not sure why Nick batted that way, unless there is an injury.
Update: Teixeira follows with a home run to make it 5-0 Yankees.
Swisher has a bicep strian that prevents him from hitting from the right side of the plate w/o pain. Had an MRI Friday night that showed a strain.
Correct, ptodd, except it prevents him from hitting from the LEFT side of the plate. From the way Girardi was talking in the postgame, Nick probably will not start tomorrow.
@James: It’s the right side as you look at it from the CF camera. 🙂