1st Inning: 7 pitches/5 strikes. A groundout, a single by Adeiny Hechevarria and a DP grounder by Eric Thames.
2nd Inning: 17 pitches/12 strikes. 24 pitches/17 strikes total. Pettitte struck out Adam Calderon to end the inning.
3rd Inning: 16 pitches/12 strikes. 40 pitches/29 strikes total. Matt Liuzza singled to right to lead off the inning. Pettitte got former Orioles pitcher Adam Loewen to strike out looking on three pitches, but Liuzza advanced to third on two Pettitte wild pitches. With Jonathan Diaz up, and SS Luis Nunez playing in…Nunez speared a hard hit grounder and saved Pettitte from a run. Darin Mastroianni weakly grounded to first to end the threat.
4th Inning: 11 pitches/8 strikes. 51 pitches/37 strikes total for Pettitte. He struck out two and had his strongest inning. He absolutely froze Shawn Bowman on a 3-2 pitch to end the frame.
Final Line: 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
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Mike Ashmore's Thunder Thoughts 
September 9, 2010 at 8:13 pm |
[…] went four scoreless innings. He allowed two hits, both singles, and struck out four. According to Mike Ashmore, Pettitte threw 51 pitches, 37 of them strikes. Joe Girardi made it clear that he was going 65 […]
September 9, 2010 at 9:03 pm |
[…] to Mike Ashmore, who writes a daily blog for the Trenton Thunder, said Pettitte threw 51 pitchs, 37 for […]
September 9, 2010 at 11:15 pm |
Totally Awesome tonight Andy Way to Go!!!! You are the greatest!!! Thanks for a great beginning to our game tonight…Thank you for you nice smile and wave in the truck as you were coming in!!!
September 9, 2010 at 11:56 pm |
Hey!
Who cares about Pettitte?
This is a playoff game!
September 10, 2010 at 2:35 pm |
[…] series against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (a Blue Jays affiliate). There was no shortage of coverage of the big event, and Andy worked “zillions of cutters” into his prescribed four innings of […]
September 10, 2010 at 9:53 pm |
I would like to know what a manager has to do to get the most deserved MANAGER of the YEAR AWARD.Tony Franklin not only has the best record jn the E.L. but also has won three league titles; two championships(and a third by next weekend)and is one of the true gentleman in the game.In the truest sense a YANKEE
March 22, 2012 at 3:52 am |
[…] may remember that the 39-year-old appeared in two postseason games for the Thunder in 2010. He faced New Hampshire in the ELDS in the capital city and made the trip to Altoona to take on the Curve in the ELCS. There was no […]