NY Yankees (9-8) at Boston (11-6)

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Yanks need Pettitte's typical reliability

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Entering the finale of a three-game series with the Red Sox on Sunday night at 8:05 ET having dropped the first two games of the set, the Yankees will ask Andy Pettitte -- who has pitched at least seven innings in each of his first three starts this season -- to be himself.
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Andy Pettitte

  • #46 LHP
  • (2-0) 2.53 ERA 10 SO
Pettitte draws the call for his fourth start of the season as the Yankees complete a three-game series at Fenway Park. The veteran left-hander turned in a gritty outing his last time around on Tuesday against the A's, limiting Oakland to two runs on nine hits while allowing every batter to put the ball in play -- no walks, no strikeouts. Pettitte relied on his two-seamer and a sharp curveball to master an Oakland team that threatened but managed to let Pettitte off the hook. The Yankees have been able to count on innings so far from Pettitte -- he has made it at least seven innings in all three of his starts. He last faced the Red Sox on Aug. 26 at the old Yankee Stadium, allowing six runs on 10 hits in a 4 2/3-inning losing effort. Pettitte has a 6-2 career record with a 3.53 ERA in 15 games (13 starts) at Fenway Park.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 217-127 3.88 2753.0 847 2012 .271
Season 2-0 2.53 21.1 2 10 .231
April 2-0 2.53 21.1 2 10 .231

Series at a Glance

Standings - 04/26/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 9 8 .529 3.0 4-2 5-6
Boston Red Sox (AL East) 11 6 .647 1.0 9-2 2-4
Stats - 04/26/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .279 99 28 92 14 113 6.41 154.1 173 73 119
BOS .286 105 24 101 12 113 4.36 152.2 150 71 118
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Sox's streak on Masterson's shoulders

Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox will carry a nine-game winning streak into Sunday night's 8:10 ET series finale with the Yankees, handing the ball to reliever-turned-starter Justin Masterson -- filling in for injured righty Daisuke Matsuzaka -- against veteran left-hander Andy Pettitte, who is 16-8 with a 2.74 ERA lifetime against Boston.
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Justin Masterson

  • #63 RHP
  • (1-0) 3.18 ERA 10 SO
The lanky right-hander needed no adjustment time in his return to the rotation, firing 5 1/3 strong innings in a win over the Orioles on Monday. He gave up four hits and a run, walking two and striking out three. Masterson pitched five times against the Yankees last year, going 0-2 with a 4.82 ERA. In his first two seasons in the Majors, Masterson has held opponents to a .221 average. He has yet to give up a homer this season.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 7-5 3.16 99.2 43 78 .221
Season 1-0 3.18 11.1 3 10 .262
April 1-0 3.18 11.1 3 10 .262

Yankees hitters vs Justin Masterson

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .667 6 0 1
Cano, Robinson - - - - .571 7 0 0
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - .500 2 0 0
Corona, Reegie - - - - .000 3 0 1
Gardner, Brett - - - - .143 7 0 2
Jackson, Austin - - - - .000 2 0 0
Jeter, Derek - - - - .375 8 0 1
Miranda, Juan - - - - .750 4 0 0
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - .500 4 0 3
Posada, Jorge - - - - .000 2 0 0
Rodriguez, Alex - - - - .400 5 0 1
Russo, Kevin - - - - .667 3 0 1
Swisher, Nick - - - - .250 4 0 0
Teixeira, Mark - - - - .000 3 0 0

Red Sox hitters vs Andy Pettitte

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Anderson, Brian - - - - .000 2 0 0
Bates, Aaron - - - - - - - -
Brown, Dusty - - - - - - - -
Drew, J.D. - - - - .361 36 3 4
Ellsbury, Jacoby - - - - .412 17 0 6
Hermida, Jeremy - - - - .000 6 0 0
Iglesias, Jose - - - - - - - -
Kotchman, Casey - - - - .333 3 0 2
Lowell, Mike - - - - .345 29 0 6
Lowrie, Jed - - - - .200 5 0 0
Martinez, Victor - - - - .167 12 0 1
Ortiz, David - - - - .333 27 0 7
Pedroia, Dustin - - - - .211 38 0 6
Reddick, Josh - - - - - - - -
Varitek, Jason - - - - .227 22 2 3
Wagner, Mark - - - - - - - -
Youkilis, Kevin - - - - .345 29 1 3

Sox run circles around Yanks (9-9) (12-6)

Red Sox 4, Yankees 1

Yanks empty-handed

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The Yankees needed a gutsy effort from Andy Pettitte in the last of three at Fenway Park, but the Red Sox chipped away at the veteran lefty en route to a sweep that pushed New York back to the .500 mark. Reliever Mark Melancon made his Major League debut with two scoreless innings.

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Series at a Glance

 

Ellsbury steals show

Ian Browne / MLB.com
Finding new ways to win, the Red Sox shoved the Yankees out of Boston with their 10th consecutive win thanks in part to Jacoby Ellsbury's straight steal of home, the first such play by a Sox player since Billy Hatcher did it in 1994. The Red Sox finished their homestand a perfect 9-0.
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Red Sox 4, Yankees 1

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gardner, CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .220
Jeter, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299
Teixeira, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .218
Swisher, LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .286
Cano, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .373
Posada, C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .283
Matsui, H, DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .280
Cabrera, Me, RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .303
Berroa, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
  a-Damon, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .311
Totals 33 1 7 1 1 7 11  

a-Flied out for Berroa in the 9th.

BATTING
TB: Jeter; Cano 2; Matsui, H 2; Cabrera, Me 2.
RBI: Gardner (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teixeira; Cabrera, Me 2; Damon.
S: Berroa.
SF: Gardner.
Team RISP: 0-for-6.
Team LOB: 8.

FIELDING
E: Berroa 2 (2, fielding, throw).
DP: (Cano-Teixeira).
Pickoffs: Pettitte 2 (Pedroia at 1st base, Green, N at 1st base).
 
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury, CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .289
Pedroia, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .297
Ortiz, D, DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .222
Youkilis, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .439
Drew, J, RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 .255
  Van Every, J, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Bay, LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .316
Lowell, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .324
Varitek, C 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .216
Green, N, SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .302
Totals 29 4 7 3 5 7 20  

BATTING
2B: Ortiz, D (6, Pettitte), Drew, J (6, Pettitte).
TB: Ellsbury; Ortiz, D 2; Youkilis; Drew, J 2; Bay; Lowell; Green, N.
RBI: Ortiz, D 2 (11), Drew, J (8).
2-out RBI: Ortiz, D; Drew, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varitek; Lowell; Bay 2; Green, N 2.
SF: Ortiz, D.
Team RISP: 2-for-10.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Bay (2, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada), Ellsbury 2 (10, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada, home off Pettitte/Posada).
CS: Green, N (1, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada), Pedroia (3, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada).
PO: Pedroia (1st base by Pettitte), Green, N (1st base by Pettitte).

FIELDING
E: Lowell (2, fielding).
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte (L, 2-1) 6.0 6 4 3 4 6 0 2.96
Melancon 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
 
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Masterson (W, 2-0) 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 0 2.70
Jones, H (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Bowden (H, 1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Saito (S, 2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.26

IBB: Youkilis (by Pettitte).
HBP: Bay (by Melancon).
Pitches-strikes: Pettitte 116-65, Melancon 22-12, Masterson 99-62, Jones, H 8-7, Bowden 31-17, Saito 21-11.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pettitte 4-5, Melancon 3-2, Masterson 6-6, Jones, H 0-1, Bowden 1-3, Saito 0-3.
Batters faced: Pettitte 27, Melancon 9, Masterson 24, Jones, H 2, Bowden 6, Saito 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Jones, H 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Jim Wolf.
Weather: 60 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 17 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:09.
Att: 38,154.
April 26, 2009

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