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Yankees look to Pettitte to end slump

May 29, 2007 - 1:50 PM NY Yankees (21-28) at Toronto (23-27) 7:07 pm EDT

TORONTO (Ticker) - Maybe Andy Pettitte can breathe some life back into the the New York Yankees.

The veteran lefthander will look to end the Yankees' four-game losing streak when he faces the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday.

Despite the majors' highest payroll at $195 million, New York is tied with Tampa Bay - the team with the lowest payroll in baseball - for last place in the American League East. The Yankees already are 13 1/2 games behind first-place Boston.

Pettitte (3-3, 2.66 ERA) has been solid for the Yankees this season, especially recently. In his last four starts, he has pitched seven or more innings and has a 2.23 ERA. However, he has just a 2-2 record in those starts, losing a 3-2 game to the New York Mets on May 18 and a 2-1 decision to the Seattle Mariners on May 13.

In 15 career starts against the Blue Jays, Pettitte is 15-7 with a 4.30 ERA.

Converted reliever Shaun Marcum (2-2, 4.33) will take the mound for the Blue Jays. In three starts this season, the righthander is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA.

Marcum appears to be building his endurance as he lasted a season-high seven innings in his last outing on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles.

Lyle Overbay hit his eighth home run of the season as the Blue Jays defeated the Yankees, 7-2, in the opener of this three-game series Monday.

Aaron Hill drove in three runs for the Blue Jays, who have outscored the Yankees, 13-2, in their first two meetings this season. Toronto defeated New York, 6-0, on April 26 at Yankee Stadium.

The Yankees have lost 12 of their last 17 games, scoring three runs or fewer 10 times during that span.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 5 2
    TORONTO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 x 3 6 3 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE, SCOTT PROCTOR (8TH) AND JORGE POSADA
    TOR - SHAUN MARCUM, SCOTT DOWNS (7TH), CASEY JANSSEN
    (7TH), JEREMY ACCARDO (8TH) AND JASON PHILLIPS
    WP -

    May 29 9:58 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 35 roots (Close Finish)

    Yankees vs. Blue JaysMay 29 9:49 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY ALEX RIOS SCORED ADAM LIND.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2
    TORONTO 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: L OVERBAY (.266, 0-FOR-3)

    Yankees vs. Blue JaysMay 29 9:47 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JORGE POSADA SCORED DEREK JETER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J POSADA ON FIRST, A RODRIGUEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 2
    TORONTO 2 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: J GIAMBI (.264, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)

    Yankees vs. Blue JaysMay 29 9:29 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    NY YANKEES 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2
    TORONTO 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 (TOP 8)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: NYY - ANDY PETTITTE
    TOR - CASEY JANSSEN

    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: D JETER (.352, 0-FOR-2, SAC)
    H MATSUI (.279, 1-FOR-3)
    A RODRIGUEZ (.295, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Yankees vs. Blue JaysMay 29 9:22 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON GIAMBI (7) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 7TH OFF SCOTT DOWNS.
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 1, TORONTO 1
    DUE UP FOR NY YANKEES: B ABREU (.231, 0-FOR-2)

    Yankees vs. Blue JaysMay 29 8:55 PM


  • AL
    AT TORONTO - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY VERNON WELLS SCORED ALEX RIOS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: NY YANKEES 0
    TORONTO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR TORONTO: F THOMAS (.223, 7 HR, 21 RBI)

    Yankees vs. Blue JaysMay 29 8:10 PM

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