NEW YORK (AP) - Andy Pettitte has won a record 17 postseason
games since reaching the majors in 1995, with three victories
coming this year. Pettitte will try to clinch the New York Yankees'
27th World Series title Wednesday night in Game 6 against the
Philadelphia Phillies in the Bronx.
The 37-year-old lefty is being asked to pitch on three days'
rest for the sixth time in his postseason career, and the first
since Oct. 19, 2003. Pettitte is 3-and-1 with one no-decision and a
2.80 in those outings. But he was reached for four runs in six
innings on five days' rest in the Yankees' 8-5 win over the Phils
in Game 3.
The Phillies will counter with Pedro Martinez as they try to
even the series at three games apiece. The three-time Cy Young
Award winner is 6-and-3 with a 3.22 earned run average lifetime in
the postseason. However, Martinez is 0-and-2 with a 5.75 ERA in
four postseason appearances in the Bronx. That includes a loss in
Game 2 of the series last Thursday.
The Phillies stayed alive with Monday's 8-6 victory in which
Chase Utley tied Reggie Jackson's record for home runs in one World
Series. Utley has five homers, eight RBIs and a .333 average.
Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs for the Yankees Monday,
giving him 18 for the postseason. He needs two more ribbies to
break the postseason record.