04/06: Pettitte Struggles, Bats Silent in Loss to Rays
Posted by: Seamus
The Yankees struggled to put runs on the board again, and Andy Pettitte labored a bit in his 2008 debut as the Yankees fell to the Rays by a score of 6-3 for their second consecutive loss.
Pettitte looked okay in the first couple innings but he struggled in the third, allowing two runs. In the 5th inning he allowed a 3-run home run to Jonny Gomes which put Tampa Bay ahead by a score of 5-1. The final line for Pettitte was similar to Mussina's the other day, 3 ER on 8 hits in 5 innings pitched.
Aside from an RBI double by A-Rod and a two-run single in the 8th by Posada, there wasn't really much offense generated by the Yankees. Rodriguez and Posada had two hits apiece.
The thing here is, the Yankees have actually run into some darn good pitching these first five games. You would think that you see Tampa and can assume you're just going to knock everyone around, but Sonnanstine owns the Yankees for whatever reason and Edwin Jackson had some really good stuff yesterday.
The Yanks and Rays will go back at it in the third game of a four-game set today at 1:05 E.T. as Chien-Ming Wang will be making his second start against the up-and-coming James Shields.
Pettitte looked okay in the first couple innings but he struggled in the third, allowing two runs. In the 5th inning he allowed a 3-run home run to Jonny Gomes which put Tampa Bay ahead by a score of 5-1. The final line for Pettitte was similar to Mussina's the other day, 3 ER on 8 hits in 5 innings pitched.
Aside from an RBI double by A-Rod and a two-run single in the 8th by Posada, there wasn't really much offense generated by the Yankees. Rodriguez and Posada had two hits apiece.
The thing here is, the Yankees have actually run into some darn good pitching these first five games. You would think that you see Tampa and can assume you're just going to knock everyone around, but Sonnanstine owns the Yankees for whatever reason and Edwin Jackson had some really good stuff yesterday.
The Yanks and Rays will go back at it in the third game of a four-game set today at 1:05 E.T. as Chien-Ming Wang will be making his second start against the up-and-coming James Shields.
