After briefly struggling in the 3rd inning, Andy Pettitte rebounded to pitch 8 full innings, the longest stint by a Yankee starter this season. Over one stretch, Pettitte retired the next 12 batters in a row. In the 8th inning, Pettitte seemed on the verge of losing it after walking Elvis Andrus and falling behind […]
Archive for April 18th, 2010
Spring Cleaning: Yankees Sweep Rangers
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Game 12: Rangers vs. Yankees
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The Yankees look to keep on a roll as they bring their first home stand of the season to a close with Andy Pettitte on the mound. They will be opposed by Rangers’ starter Rich Harden, who has not begun a game against the Yankees since April 15, 2007 when he was with the Oakland […]
No Hitter History
Posted in Baseball History, MLB on April 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
By no-hitting the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, Ubaldo Jimenez became the first Rockies pitcher to accomplish the feat. Only three teams in major league baseball have never had a no-hitter: the Mets, Padres and Rays. On the other end of the spectrum, the Braves (Atlanta, Milwaukee and Boston) have no been no-hit 17 times, tying […]