The Tampa Bay Rays (19-10) and New York Yankees (15-13) will open up a three-game American League East series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:05 ET.Las Vegas oddsmakers established the Yankees as slight minus-115 home favorites, while the total is sitting at 9 but facing upward pressure in the betting market.New York starting pitcher Ivan Nova (3-1, 5.58 ERA) is coming off his first loss of the year, dropping a 5-0 home decision to the Baltimore Orioles, as he surrendered five runs and ...
Andy Pettitte has been climbing through the New York Yankees' minor league system quickly over the past month, and it seems as if he is ready to make his season debut sometime in the near future.If the Yankees were smart though, they would leave him down in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre for at least one more start.Yes, I understand that Pettitte has pitched pretty well considering the fact that he sat out all of the 2011 season.A little extra preparation wouldn't hurt though.The original plan was to replace either Phil Hughes or ...
Whenever someone has to step into the shoes of a legend and attempt to fill in for him, it's always going to be a challenge—especially when it is someone with the degree that Mariano Rivera brought to the New York Yankees. The Yankees' current closer situation, in particular, is going to be put under a microscope almost as much as the battle for shortstop will once Derek Jeter decides to call it quits. However, even after all that, David Robertson is there to fill a hole vital to New York's playoff hopes. ...
Sunday's series finale game against the Kansas City Royals was an important one for Phil Hughes.Going into the game, Hughes had a 1-4 record with a 7.48 ERA and was on the verge of losing his rotation spot.With Andy Pettitte on the verge of rejoining the team after an extended spring training, he will take one of the rotation spots on the team.That leaves either Hughes or David Phelps as one of the two that would be the odd man out of the rotation.With Hughes' start, I think he pitched ...
The Tampa Bay Rays (19-10) and the New York Yankees (15-13) will meet for their second series of the season, this time under heavier circumstances.
After sweeping the Bronx Bombers in the opening series of 2012 for both teams, the Rays have jumped out to a fast start, including a 13-3 home record.
Tampa Bay will carry their 6-7 road record to New York tomorrow, where the Yankees sport just a 7-6 record on their home turf.
The Rays currently sit just a half game behind the 19-9 Baltimore Orioles for first place in the ...
Sunday may in fact be the last time Andy Pettitte will be pitching in the minor leagues.Pettitte pitched for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre against Pawtucket, which is the Red Sox's Triple-A affiliate.In his latest outing, Pettitte went five innings, allowed eight hits, five runs (three of which were earned), walked two and struck out five.He threw 95 pitches, 62 of which were for strikes.He also had a pickoff at first base, getting Lars Anderson, a signature Pettitte trait that keeps runners close and, at times, eliminates the running game.When Pettitte left the ...
Andy Pettitte hopes to rejoin the New York Yankees in the upcoming week. However, his Triple-A start on Sunday was shaky, at best.Pettitte labored through five innings, throwing 95 pitches. He allowed eight hits, five runs (three earned), struck out five and walked two.Although he started shakily, Pettitte retired the last six batters he faced.The numbers were not impressive, but the fact that he threw back-to-back 90-plus-pitch outings is very encouraging. The Yankees are home this week to face the Tampa Bay Rays and the Seattle Mariners.Yankees fans would love ...
Mike Lupica is right. Andy Pettitte can’t have it both ways because it is impossible to have it both ways when the same testimony is presented each time. Craig Calcaterra of HardballTalk saw it coming. On May 2, 2012, Calcaterra wrote that some individuals would accuse Pettitte, either directly or implicitly, of damaging the government’s case against Roger Clemens by changing his testimony. Calcaterra provides all the evidence necessary to prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Pettitte’s 2008 testimony and his recent testimony at the second Clemens trial were not ...
This 2012 baseball season has been extraordinarily special thus far.In Little Havana, the Marlins have opened their super-cool ballpark to an ecstatic fanbase. Meanwhile, the Orioles celebrated the 20th anniversary of the grand opening of their beautiful brick-and-mortar yard.Steven Strasburg started Opening Day in his return from Tommy John surgery, while Prince Fielder followed in his father’s footsteps, bringing back glorious memories of Cecil for older Tiger fans. What's more intriguing, this season has brought with it a new breed of young players and prospects that have rocketed baseball to greater heights. Bryce Harper has ...
Mariano Rivera is now on the shelf for the rest of the season with a torn ACL, and the Yankees are left with a vacancy in the closer's role for the first time in recent memory.Rafael Soriano and David Robertson are currently in line to pitch the ninth, but Joe Girardi hasn't said who will be the primary choice and replacement.Popular opinion would suggest that Robertson should see the most time in the ninth, but Girardi seems content with mixing it up.Should the Yankees choose to pursue a trade, there ...