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Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1: With Sense of Urgency, Pettitte Cuts His Losses
nytimes.com - 8/21/2008
Yankees 5, Blue Jays 1: With Sense of Urgency, Pettitte Cuts His Losses
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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. >

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Desperate Yanks showing ... desperation
New York Yankees Fan Blog — 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 ...

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