The Yankees came away with a nice win today, 5-3, and sweep the dreaded Rays, raising their record to over .500 at 8-7.
Pettitte pitched a solid game once he settled down, after the first couple of innings. It did look bumpy out of the gates, as Andy found himself in some jams early, getting lucky with double plays, and confident pitching. The Rays tacked on a couple of runs in the 3rd inning, and stole one in the 6th inning. But overall it was a solid pitching performance, as it broke down like this: 7 innings, 9 hits (most early), 3 runs (all earned), 3 walks, and 5 K’s, and taking his ERA to 3.38.
The offense started off the bat of Matsui, as he homered in the 2nd inning, off of Edwin Jackson. In the 5th inning the Yankees added a couple of runs as Damon got a hit, stole second, and was drove home by Jeter, getting another RBI today, and looking like he is close to 100%, which is a very comforting sign.
This was a nice way to end the long road trip and come home with some confidence, as the Yankees are hosting the Evil Ones (Red Sox), for another shortened 2-game series.
