Yankees 5, Rays 3: Pettitte Finds a Way; Rays Can’t Find the Plate

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Yankees 5, Rays 3: Pettitte Finds a Way; Rays Can’t Find the Plate
NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 4/16/2008 on www.nytimes.com [flag]
Andy Pettitte won for the second time on this road trip, allowing three runs in seven innings to help the Yankees split the eight games. [link]

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Published 4/16/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
The headline is the theme of the day. The Yanks have put together solid back-to-back wins, and things are looking up. They're not winning pretty, but who cares? In the 5-3 win , the offense scratched out runs last night. Hideki Matsui knocked a homer. Johnny Damon stole a base, then scored after a single by Derek Jeter -- who had three hits. Andy Pettitte , ...

"Have" a save, "Get" a save. Step right up.
Published 4/16/2008 by susan mullen at XM MLB Chat
One might conclude "getting" a save is always better than not "getting" one as characterized in media including a NY Times article yesterday. Nevertheless: Here's a "save" described in the NY Post, 8/19/07:"Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez, among MLB's leaders in saves, got his 30th Thursday. In his one full inning pitched, he allowed three hits, a walk and two earned runs. Rodriguez allowed an earned run in his previous save, also a one-inning job, thus his ERA over two consecutive saves was ...

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NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 4/16/2008 on www.nydailynews.com

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NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees found this 4/16/2008 on www.nypost.com

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Andy Pettitte stood inside the clubhouse door and greeted his teammates with fist bumps last night as they filed in with their second straight victory over the Rays at Tropicana Field. The classy lefty was thanking his boys...
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