The wheels fell off early for Andy Pettitte on Sunday as he allowed 8 runs in just 1.2 innings. The score was 8-0 after 2 innings and that was essentially it for the reeling Yankees.
They were able to squeeze 5 runs out of MLB ERA leader Dan Haren, which was 2 more than his previous high of 3 runs allowed in one game. However, it was too little too late as Pettitte had long since ruined the Yankees chances, fulfilling many baseball writers prophecy that Pettitte would start to struggle. Yes, its only 1 start but it is not a good omen for the Yankees that their most dependable starter of the season got rocked for 8 runs by a fairly mediocre offense.
The Yankees are quite lucky that the Blue Jays and the Red Sox had tough series themselves over the weekend, limiting the damage the Yankees losing run has done.
It wasn’t the game that that Athletics wanted either as their pitcher, Dan Haren was nowhere near his normal standards, allowing the 5 Yankee runs to cross. The bright spot for both teams came from their respective bullpens. Santiago Casilla continued his solid play for the A’s going 2 innings of scoreless baseball, lowering his ERA to 0.51 in 17.2 innings. Meanwhile, Ron Villone was solid as he relieved for Pettitte and proceeded to do everything he could to keep his team in it. Struggling Scott Proctor also put up a good effort so nice work by both men.
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