The Yankees came out of the tunnel meaning business today as they chalked up 2 early runs in the first inning to go out on top of the Tigers in this one at Yankee Stadium today. But it was the Tigers who kept chipping away to find themselves victorious against these hungry New York Yankees. This was the second outing that Pettitte has started following a lose and has been asked to turn things around, and he could not.
Pettitte pitched 6 innings, gave up 5 earned runs, and 2 home runs. Not his best performance. Taking the lose and moving his record to 3-3, and seeing his ERA go to 3.93 so far this season.
It looked like the Yankees were in control early in this one as they had the 2 run lead off of an inconsistant Jeremy Bonderman after one. Inconsistent can be good and bad for both sides. After that first inning Bonderman settled in and the Yankees didn’t see another scoring opportunity until late in the 7th inning, to no evail. Those 2 first inning runs is all they would see today, as the Yankees lose this one to the Detroit Tigers, by a score of 2-6.
Not the way the Yankees wanted to start this home stand, losing there first two games. They look to take one tomorrow, and avoid getting swept at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.
