Yankees' Starting Pitching Notes: Pettitte, Mitre, Joba

"NEW YORK - JULY 18: Andy Pettitte #46 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning on July 18, 2010 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)" class

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Andy Pettitte replaces Buchholz on All-Star roster

HomeZell’s Pinstripe ForumSponsorLinksAboutContact UsZell's Pinstripe BlogA blog about the best franchise in all of sportsFeeds:PostsCommentsAndy Pettitte replaces Buchholz on All-Star rosterJuly 6, 2010 by Kevin Rozell

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Pettitte Will Miss At Least One Start, DL Trip Possible

From Bob Nightengale:
The New York Yankees are relieved that left-handed starter Andy Pettitte has no structural damage in his elbow, but he will miss at least one start with inflammation, and could wind up on the disabled list.

The Yankees say he will be treated conservatively and evaluated on a daily basis.

"The ligaments are good, the doctor said the MRI is good news," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says, "but at the very least, (missing a start is) probably likely." Mark Feinsand has a similar story, but according to him nothing is official:

The Yankees braintrust will gather tomorrow to mull over Andy Pettitte’s situation and whether he will make his next start, which is scheduled for Tuesday in Detroit, according to GM Brian Cashman. Cashman said Pettitte called the team doctor today to tell him he is “feeling good.”

“I’m inclined to skip him a start, but that’s not officially what we’re going to do yet,” Cashman said. “We’re going to discuss it first.”

Will Carroll wrote earlier today that based on the injury, a DL trip was likely.

I think it's a safe bet that he will miss that next start, and I'd assume that Sergio Mitre will start in place of Pettitte while he recovers.

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Andy Pettitte MRI results

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Andy Pettitte pitched only five innings and threw only 77 pitches against the Orioles today, and the reason he checked out early was stiffness just above the back of his left elbow. Pettitte went for an MRI. The Yankees said that it showed mild inflammation of the elbow. They said he will be treated conservatively and be evaluated daily at this point. Joe Girardi had already pushed his next start back, to Tuesday in Detroit – now in question – in part because this isn’t the first arm problem the 38-year-old has had recently.  

It turns out that he also had stiffness warming up for his last start against the White Sox, but that was on the top of his forearm. He didn’t feel during that start after a trainer rubbed it out.

He also felt stiffness warming for this latest start. So the Yankees kept checking with him after each inning. 

“Any time you’re talking about the area around the elbow, you start to worry a little bit,” Pettitte said through a team spokesman before the results came back.

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Andy Pettitte update

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This is the latest from the Yankees regarding Andy Pettitte:

MRI results, taken today at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, on Andy Pettitte, revealed mild inflammation of his left elbow. It will be treated conservatively and will be evaluated on a daily basis at this point.

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Oh No! Pettitte Leave Game With Stiff Elbow (Updated)

(Updated) According to Chad Jennings, Pettitte's MRI "revealed mild inflammation of his left elbow. It will be treated conservatively and will be evaluated on a daily basis at this point."

Earlier in the day, Brian Cashman said he expects Pettitte to miss one start.
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From Bryan Hoch:
Andy Pettitte left today's start after five innings due to stiffness in his elbow. He's having a MRI.And here's a quote from Pettitte via Chad Jennings:
“Any time you’re talking about the area around the elbow, you start to worry a little bit,” Pettitte said through a team spokesman. “I think it’ll be fine, but I’ll more a lot more when the MRI results come back.”Yikes, that makes three of the Core Four that are now dealing with some sort of injury. The Yankees got lucky with Mariano and Jorge, let's hope that whatever is bothering Pettitte isn't anything major.

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Yanks Finish Off Sweep Of O's, But Lose Pettitte in the Process

(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Final123456789RHEBaltimore0001000225112N.Y. Yankees «11130001x7100WP: A. Pettitte (4-0) LP: D. Hernandez (0-4)
SV: A. Aceves (1)
The Yankees finished off their sweep of the Orioles today, with their 7-5 victory today in the Bronx. It was their fourth win in a row, and seventh in their last eight games. The only problem is that Andy Pettitte had to leave the game with a stiff elbow after just 77 pitches. An MRI later revealed minor inflammation and the Yankees expect him to miss at least one start. That makes it three members of the Core Four to be hit with recent injuries and I'm actually starting to believe in the whole SI cover jinx thing. At least none of the injuries have been major, so far. Still, the Yankees are 19-8 and if they can avoid any major injuries will remain one of, if not the best team in baseball.

On to the game itself, Pettitte was solid while he was in there, allowing just a run on six hits and two walks, and struck out two to pick up his fourth win of the year. He was in trouble for most of the day as he allowed at least one base runner in four of his five innings, but was helped out by three double plays. His roughest inning was the fourth when the O's loaded the bases with one out. Pettitte walked Nolan Reimold to force in a run, but was able to get out of the jam without allowing another run. Pettitte remained in the game for another inning before leaving with the elbow injury.

The O's run cut the Yankees lead to 3-1, but they'd put up three more in the bottom half of the inning to extend their lead to 6-1. The Yankees then put together a National League style rally in the fourth. Brett Gardner started it with a walk. That was followed by a bunt single by Francisco Cervelli and a sac bunt by Randy Winn. Derek Jeter drove in a run on a fielder's choice to make it 4-1. Then, following a walk by Johnson, Mark Teixeira gave the Yanks a five run lead with a two-run double. Johnson would drive in the Yanks seventh run with an RBI single in the eighth. He had a very good game, going 3-for-3, with two walks, an RBI, and a run scored. Johnson was the only Yankee who picked up more than one hit, but every Yankees starter besides Robinson Cano had a hit in the game.

Sergio Mitre replaced Pettitte in the sixth and held the O's off the board until the top of the eighth. With one out in the inning Julio Lugo singled and Ty Wigginton blasted a two-run homer to knock Mitre out of the game. David Robertson came in to finish the inning, but ran into trouble of his own in the top of the ninth. With one out in the inning he allowed back-to-back homers by Matt Wieters and Nolan Reimold before being replaced by Boone Logan. Robertson continues to struggle and now has an ERA of 14.21. He's allowed 10 earned runs and three homers in 6.1 innings and if he doesn't correct things quickly he might need to be sent down to fix whatever problems he's having.

Logan walked Rhyne Hughes, then retired Lou Montanez before being replaced by Alfredo Aceves. Like Logan, he walked the first batter he faced, putting the tying run on base, but got Wigginton to fly out deep to right to end the game.

The Yanks have tomorrow off before starting a three-game series with the hated Red Sox in Fenway on Friday. Phil Hughes will be going up against Josh Beckett in the opener. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be on YES.

HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVGDerek Jeter, SS5211011.310Nick Johnson, DH3231200.171Mark Teixeira, 1B4012101.178Alex Rodriguez, 3B4011102.253Robinson Cano, 2B4000024.362Nick Swisher, RF3111102.295Brett Gardner, CF3110101.346Francisco Cervelli, C4010011.371Randy Winn, LF3110011.158Totals33710665

Batting2B: Teixeira (6, Hendrickson), Johnson, N (4, Hendrickson).
HR: Johnson, N (2, 1st inning off Hernandez, D, 0 on, 1 out), Swisher (5, 2nd inning off Hernandez, D, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Jeter; Johnson, N 7; Teixeira 2; Rodriguez, A; Swisher 4; Gardner; Cervelli; Winn.
RBI: Johnson, N (8), Swisher (17), Rodriguez, A (17), Jeter (21), Teixeira 2 (14).
2-out RBI: Teixeira 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Winn; Swisher; Cano; Teixeira; Rodriguez, A.
S: Winn.
Team RISP: 3-for-12.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Winn (1, 2nd base off Simon/Tatum), Gardner (13, 2nd base off Hernandez, D/Tatum).FieldingDP - Cano-Jeter-Teixeira, Jeter-Cano-Teixeira, Jeter-Cano-Teixeira, Jeter-Cano-Teixeira
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERAAndy Pettitte (W,4-0)56112202.08Sergio Mitre2.13220012.79Damaso Marte (H,4)0.10000104.76David Robertson (H,2)0.222200214.21Boone Logan (H,2)0.10002003.00Alfredo Aceves (S,1)0.10000003.27Pitches-Strikes - Andy Pettitte 77-46, Sergio Mitre 29-17, Damaso Marte 5-3, David Robertson 18-9, Boone Logan 14-6, Alfredo Aceves 5-3Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Andy Pettitte 7-3, Sergio Mitre 4-2Batters Faced - Andy Pettitte 20, Sergio Mitre 9, Damaso Marte 1, David Robertson 4, Boone Logan 3, Alfredo Aceves 1
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Nick Johnson
HONORABLE MENTION: Andy Pettitte

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