Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1: With Sense of Urgency, Pettitte Cuts His Losses

NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 8/21/2008 on www.nytimes.com [flag]

In a game the Yankees essentially had to win, Pettitte throttled the Toronto Blue Jays for seven innings, allowing five singles and no other base runners. > [link]

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Desperate Yanks showing ... desperation
Published 8/21/2008 by D&A at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
Andy Pettitte stepped up last night . He needed to, and did. And as the Yanks try and battle their way into some reasonable wild card positioning -- which is not quite reasonable just yet -- they'll need pitching, because at this point we know the hitting will be inconsistent. Last night's 5-1 victory ...

Yankees vs. Blue Jays - Recap - August 20, 2008

Green Pinstripes found this 8/21/2008 on scores.espn.go.com

Jeter's 2-run homer, Pettitte's pitching power Yankees TORONTO (AP) -- With their postseason hopes dwindling by the day, the New York Yankees turned to two players they have counted on for more than a decade to deliver a much-needed win. Derek Jeter ...

Pettitte, Jeter lift Yankees

Projo Sox Blog found this 8/21/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings to snap a four-start winless streak and the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 5-1 on Wednesday. Pettitte allowed one run and five hits in seven innings.

JETER & PETTITTE RIGHT YANKS' SHIP

Projo Sox Blog found this 8/21/2008 on www.nypost.com

TORONTO - A players-only meeting in which captain Derek Jeter was one of several speakers Tuesday was followed by a stomach-turning loss. The topic of the 10-minute chat was every at-bat was important and "doing the little things" was emphasized...

The Blue Jays Were Due...

sportsandthecity posted 8/21/2008 from nvsportsandthecity.blogspot.com

for a beating from the Yankees. David Purcey is looking more and more like a bust. Andy Pettitte looked good for a senior citizen. At least the Red Sox lost...

Old Guard Leads Yanks To 5-1 Win Over Jays

Greg C. posted 8/21/2008 from slidingintohome.blogspot.com

Pettitte and Jeter lead Yanks to win....

Yankees-Blue Jays: David Purcey struggles in Toronto's 5-1 loss to New York
All good things must come to an end and unfortunately for the Toronto Blue Jays, there modest three game winning streak against division rivals (Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees) ended much to early. Blue Jays rookie David Purcey (2-4) struggled ...

Pettitte, Yanks breeze by Jays, 5-1
Beating a rookie starter such as David Purcey is what is expected of the Yankees.

Vets help Yankees march past Blue Jays
Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer, Andy Pettitte pitched seven strong innings to snap a four-start winless streak and the New York Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 5-1, last night...

What's up with Giambi's goggles?
I didn’t get to see much of the last two Toronto games - real-life obligations intruded - but I did get to see Jason Giambi wearing those googles, and I heard Joe Girardi talking about them. Those goofy googles reminded me of that ...

Yankees-Blue Jays: Andy Pettitte, Derek Jeter Help Yanks Even Series with Jays
They're all must-wins at this point, and there aren't many pitchers the New York Yankees could want on the mound after a tough loss other than Andy Pettitte. The team's stopper pitched brilliantly on Wednesday night, albeit against a ...