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5/16/2013 10:59:00 PM
Gavin Ewbank
If there's one thing that the Yankees didn't want, it's for one of their top three pitchers to get hurt. Well, in the 5th inning of Thursday's loss to the Mariners, the Yankees now have something to fear.
Andy Pettitte was forced to leave the game with whats tightness in his left trap muscle. As of now, Yankees manager Joe Girardi says that he injury isn't serious. It was effecting his velocity, so they removed him.
"It was just really tight," Pettitte said. "I couldn't get extended at all. I really just felt like I was kind of cutting everything off and just really trying to throw it in there almost slower than slow, to tell you the truth."
Pettitte had thrown 79 pitches and was hoping to go more. "Obviously, I'm realistic," Pettitte said. "I know how these guys are. I asked them if I could stay out there and try to get through it out there. I'm hoping it's a spasm and it settles down."
As for the game, the Mariners were able to strike first off of Pettitte in the 2nd inning. Pettitte worked 4 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 5 before being removed.
David Adams tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when he lined a double into right-center field to drive home Curtis Granderson, picking up his 1st career RBI.
After striking out Kyle Seager for the 2nd out of the 5th inning, Girardi and the Yankees trainers rushed to the field to check on Pettitte, eventually he walked off the field after a few moments of discussing.
The Yankees bullpen was able to pick up the slack once again for the 2nd straight night, with the only blemish coming in the 6th inning when Michael Morse hit a solo homerun to lead off the inning. It was a lead the Mariners wouldn't give back.
Even better than the Yankees bullpen might have been the M's pen. Five pitchers combining for 4 2/3 innings, surrendering only one run to a rather quiet Yankees lineup in this series.
The Yanks weren't able to pull off a 9th inning comeback against Tom Wilhelmsen and fell to the Mariners 3-2, losing the series finale.
Chris Stewart also left in the 7th inning of Thursday's game and he will undergo an MRI on his left groin. I'll have updates on that situation on Twitter, @GavinEwbank2013.
Andy Pettitte was forced to leave the game with whats tightness in his left trap muscle. As of now, Yankees manager Joe Girardi says that he injury isn't serious. It was effecting his velocity, so they removed him.
"It was just really tight," Pettitte said. "I couldn't get extended at all. I really just felt like I was kind of cutting everything off and just really trying to throw it in there almost slower than slow, to tell you the truth."
Pettitte had thrown 79 pitches and was hoping to go more. "Obviously, I'm realistic," Pettitte said. "I know how these guys are. I asked them if I could stay out there and try to get through it out there. I'm hoping it's a spasm and it settles down."
As for the game, the Mariners were able to strike first off of Pettitte in the 2nd inning. Pettitte worked 4 2/3 innings, allowing 2 runs on 4 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 5 before being removed.
David Adams tied the game in the bottom half of the inning when he lined a double into right-center field to drive home Curtis Granderson, picking up his 1st career RBI.
After striking out Kyle Seager for the 2nd out of the 5th inning, Girardi and the Yankees trainers rushed to the field to check on Pettitte, eventually he walked off the field after a few moments of discussing.
The Yankees bullpen was able to pick up the slack once again for the 2nd straight night, with the only blemish coming in the 6th inning when Michael Morse hit a solo homerun to lead off the inning. It was a lead the Mariners wouldn't give back.
Even better than the Yankees bullpen might have been the M's pen. Five pitchers combining for 4 2/3 innings, surrendering only one run to a rather quiet Yankees lineup in this series.
The Yanks weren't able to pull off a 9th inning comeback against Tom Wilhelmsen and fell to the Mariners 3-2, losing the series finale.
Chris Stewart also left in the 7th inning of Thursday's game and he will undergo an MRI on his left groin. I'll have updates on that situation on Twitter, @GavinEwbank2013.
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