NY Yankees (0-0) at LA Angels (0-0)

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Big games bring out the best in Pettitte

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
Andy Pettitte is not the type of pitcher the Angels want to face heading into Game 3 of the ALCS on Monday evening. With his ALDS-clinching win over the Twins, Pettitte moved into a tie with John Smoltz for the most playoff victories in Major League history.
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Andy Pettitte

  • #46 LHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Pettitte continued to pad his long and illustrious postseason resume with another quality start in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Twins, logging the victory with 6 1/3 innings of one-run, three-hit ball as the Yankees swept Minnesota and advanced to face the Angels. Pettitte walked one and struck out seven in what was the Metrodome's closing act for baseball. Pettitte had some trouble with the Angels in 2009, going 0-2 with a 7.88 ERA in three starts. In 16 innings on May 1, July 11 and Sept. 21, Pettitte allowed 21 hits and 14 runs, walking eight and striking out six. Baseball's all-time leader in postseason innings pitched with 224 2/3, Pettitte is 15-9 with a 3.89 ERA in 36 playoff games and 6-1 with a 3.92 ERA in nine ALCS starts.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 229-135 3.91 2926.1 921 2150 .271
Season 14-8 4.16 194.2 76 148 .259
October 0-1 6.23 4.1 4 1 .316
Vs. LA Angels 0-2 7.88 16.0 8 6 .323

Series at a Glance

Standings - 10/19/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 103 59 .636 - 57-24 46-35
Los Angeles Angels (AL West) 97 65 .599 - 49-32 48-33
Stats - 10/19/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .283 915 244 881 111 1014 4.26 1450.0 1386 574 1260
LAA .285 883 173 841 148 1054 4.45 1445.0 1513 523 1062
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Weaver in control at home for Game 3

Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com
No one will be more comfortable returning to Southern California than Angels right-hander Jered Weaver, who will get the starting nod in Game 3 at 1:13 p.m. PT Monday at Angel Stadium.
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Jered Weaver

  • #36 RHP
  • (0-0) -.-- ERA 0 SO
Weaver was in prime form in turning away the Red Sox at Angel Stadium in Game 2 of the ALDS, holding them to two hits and one earned run across 7 1/3 innings in his third career playoff outing and second start.

The two hits, which came in the fourth inning, were the fewert ever yielded in a postseason game by an Angels pitcher who worked at least seven innings.

Weaver was bringing the heat, getting his fastball in the 91-94 mph range, and he put it in all the right places, finishing with seven strikeouts while walking two men.

The cross-firing right-hander has responded all season to the electricity at Angel Stadium. He was 9-3 with a 2.90 ERA in 17 starts at home compared to 7-5, 4.78 on the road in 16 trips to the post.

With increased stamina and strength, Weaver established career highs in innings (211), strikeouts (174), complete games (four) and shutouts (two) while holding hitters to a .246 batting average.

Weaver was 1-1 in three appearances against the Yankees, getting a loss and a no-decision with a 6.08 ERA in two outings at the new Yankee Stadium. He beat the Yanks at home on July 11, giving up four earned runs in six innings.

He's 4-2 with a 5.88 ERA in seven career starts against New York.

  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 51-27 3.73 671.2 198 546 .250
Season 16-8 3.75 211.0 66 174 .246
October 1-0 0.00 5.0 0 5 .167
Vs. NY Yankees 1-1 5.59 19.1 9 13 .232

Yankees hitters vs Jered Weaver
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky .200 5 0 0 .083 12 0 1
Cano, Robinson .375 8 0 2 .400 15 0 2
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett .000 3 0 0 .000 3 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .125 8 0 0 .118 17 0 0
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro .500 2 0 0 .500 2 0 0
Posada, Jorge .111 9 1 2 .143 14 1 3
Rodriguez, Alex .250 4 1 2 .333 15 4 5
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .667 3 1 1 .227 22 2 2
Teixeira, Mark .300 10 0 2 .261 23 2 7

Angels hitters vs Andy Pettitte
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Abreu, Bobby .500 8 0 2 .286 14 0 2
Aybar, Erick .556 9 0 1 .438 16 0 2
Bourjos, Peter - - - - - - - -
Brown, Matthew - - - - - - - -
Budde, Ryan - - - - - - - -
Evans, Terry - - - - - - - -
Hunter, Torii .400 5 0 1 .231 13 1 4
Izturis, Maicer - - - - .500 4 0 0
Kendrick, Howard .143 7 0 0 .250 16 0 0
Mathis, Jeff .400 5 0 2 .333 9 0 2
Matthews, Gary .400 5 0 0 .333 24 0 1
Morales, Kendry .000 2 0 0 .000 5 0 0
Napoli, Mike .500 4 0 0 .556 9 0 0
Pettit, Chris - - - - - - - -
Rivera, Juan .000 3 0 0 .182 11 1 4
Sandoval, Freddy - - - - - - - -
Trumbo, Mark - - - - - - - -
Willits, Reggie - - - - .000 6 0 0
Wilson, Bobby - - - - - - - -
Wood, Brandon 1.000 1 1 2 .667 3 1 2

Halos get Math homework done with win (2-1) (1-2)

Angels 5, Yankees 4 (11)

This time, no dice

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Hoping to win back-to-back extra-inning games vs. the Angels, the Yanks were denied when Jeff Mathis hit a walk-off double in the 11th, overshadowing the four-homer show put on by the Bombers and giving New York its first loss of the 2009 playoffs.
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Back home, Halos win

Lyle Spencer / MLB.com
Even when they were down by three and even when they let a couple of prime scoring opportunities go to waste, the Angels never wavered. And in the 11th, it all paid off when Jeff Mathis hit a walk-off double to cut the Yankees' advantage in the ALCS to 2-1.
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Angels 5, Yankees 4

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 6 1 1 1 0 1 2 .250
Damon, LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .313
  Rivera, Ma, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Cervelli, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Robertson, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Aceves, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Teixeira, 1B 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .077
Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .250
Matsui, H, DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .444
  1-Gardner, PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
  a-Hairston, J, PH-DH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500
Posada, C 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .300
Cano, 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .231
Swisher, RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .200
Cabrera, Me, CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 .231
Totals 40 4 8 4 7 13 22  

a-Struck out for Gardner in the 9th. b-Struck out for Rivera, Ma in the 11th.
1-Ran for Matsui, H in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Jeter (2, 1st inning off Weaver, Jr, 0 on, 0 out), Rodriguez, A (2, 4th inning off Weaver, Jr, 0 on, 0 out), Damon (1, 5th inning off Weaver, Jr, 0 on, 1 out), Posada (1, 8th inning off Jepsen, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Jeter 4; Damon 4; Rodriguez, A 4; Matsui, H; Posada 5; Cano 2.
RBI: Jeter (3), Rodriguez, A (3), Damon (1), Posada (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cabrera, Me 2; Jeter.
Team RISP: 0-for-8.
Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING
CS: Gardner (1, 2nd base by Jepsen/Mathis, J).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Cabrera, Me (Abreu, B at 3rd base).
DP: 2 (Jeter-Teixeira, Jeter-Cano-Teixeira).
Pickoffs: Pettitte (Hunter at 1st base).
 
LA Angels AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Figgins, 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .167
Abreu, B, RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .154
Hunter, CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .286
Guerrero, DH 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 .267
Rivera, J, LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .077
Morales, K, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .077
Kendrick, H, 2B 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 .500
Napoli, C 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  a-Izturis, M, PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
  Mathis, J, C 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .500
Aybar, E, SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273
Totals 40 5 13 5 2 3 16  

a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Napoli in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Aybar, E (1, Chamberlain), Abreu, B (1, Coke), Mathis, J 2 (3, Hughes, P, Aceves, A).
3B: Kendrick, H (1, Chamberlain).
HR: Kendrick, H (1, 5th inning off Pettitte, 0 on, 1 out), Guerrero (1, 6th inning off Pettitte, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Figgins; Abreu, B 3; Hunter; Guerrero 5; Kendrick, H 8; Mathis, J 4; Aybar, E 3.
RBI: Kendrick, H (1), Guerrero 2 (2), Izturis, M (1), Mathis, J (1).
2-out RBI: Guerrero 2; Mathis, J.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Figgins 2; Guerrero 2.
S: Aybar, E.
SF: Izturis, M.
GIDP: Hunter; Morales, K.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Aybar, E (2, 2nd base off Pettitte/Posada).
CS: Hunter (1, 2nd base by Pettitte/Posada).
PO: Hunter (1st base by Pettitte).
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pettitte 6.1 7 3 3 1 2 2 4.26
Chamberlain 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.50
Marte, D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Coke 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hughes, P 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Rivera, Ma 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Robertson, D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Aceves, A (L, 0-1) 0.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.50
 
LA Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Weaver, Jr 5.0 5 3 3 3 4 3 5.40
Oliver 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Jepsen 1.1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2.70
Fuentes 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4.50
Bulger 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Santana, E (W, 1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Hughes, P pitched to 1 batter in the 10th.

IBB: Abreu, B (by Rivera, Ma), Rodriguez, A (by Fuentes).
Pitches-strikes: Pettitte 95-59, Chamberlain 10-6, Marte, D 1-1, Coke 3-2, Hughes, P 19-15, Rivera, Ma 17-10, Robertson, D 11-6, Aceves, A 7-3, Weaver, Jr 95-59, Oliver 28-17, Jepsen 31-15, Fuentes 13-8, Bulger 13-8, Santana, E 9-6.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pettitte 7-9, Chamberlain 0-1, Marte, D 0-1, Coke 0-0, Hughes, P 2-2, Rivera, Ma 4-0, Robertson, D 1-1, Aceves, A 0-0, Weaver, Jr 4-7, Oliver 0-2, Jepsen 2-0, Fuentes 1-0, Bulger 1-0, Santana, E 1-1.
Batters faced: Pettitte 24, Chamberlain 3, Marte, D 1, Coke 1, Hughes, P 6, Rivera, Ma 5, Robertson, D 2, Aceves, A 2, Weaver, Jr 23, Oliver 7, Jepsen 7, Fuentes 4, Bulger 3, Santana, E 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Marte, D 1-0, Rivera, Ma 5-0, Jepsen 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Bill Miller. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Dale Scott. LF: Tim McClelland. RF: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, Out to CF.
T: 4:21.
Att: 44,911.
October 19, 2009

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