YANKEES 2
It was like a blast from the past!
Two years since Andy Pettitte walked off the Yankees Stadium mound with an injury that many thought ended his career, the crafty lefty returned to the Bronx with much fanfare. While he wasn't great, it wasn't a poor start either.
Pettitte's line: 6-1/3 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 4 earned runs, 3 walks and two strikeouts.
Not bad. Not great, either.
Through three innings, it appeared that everything was going according to plan, as Pettitte ate up the Mariners lineup the first time through the order. He forced Ichiro Suzuki to ground into a double play to get out of the first. He then worked around a walk to get three ground ball outs in the second, and retired the side in order in the third inning. It was like time was nothing for Pettitte.
But, as we all know, reality bites.
After, Pettitte walked ex-Yankee Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak smoked one over the left field wall to give the Mariners a 2-0 lead. Then in the sixth, it fell apart for Pettitte, as he quickly tired. He gave up a single to Dustin Ackley to lead off the inning, then surrendered a two run homer to Casper Wells to make it 4-0 Mariners.
It was a rough afternoon, for the Bronx's favorite lefty. There were signs of hope with Pettitte's return, but the Yankees need him to get better fast, especially with a checkered rotation.
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