PETTITTE HELPS YANKEES ROLL PAST ANGELS : NEW YORK 6, ANGELS 2.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Andy Pettitte Andrew Eugene Pettitte (born June 15, 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American left-handed starting pitcher for the New York Yankees. In his major league career, he played for the New York Yankees from 1995-2003. became the American League's first 19-game winner and stopped the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Yankees' season-high losing streak at five games Friday night with a 6-2 victory over the Angels at Anaheim Stadium. Tino Martinez Martinez was the 1st round draft pick for the Seattle Mariners in 1988 out of the University of Tampa where Tino starred during his time on hit a two-run home run and Mariano Duncan, Darryl Strawberry and Jim Leyritz hit solo homers as the Yankees got their first win in five games on their West Coast trip. Pettitte (19-7) allowed eight hits in eight innings to win his third straight decision. The left-hander is 12-2 in 15 starts following a Yankees loss. Dennis Springer (4-3), coming off his first career shutout, allowed six runs and six hits in 6-1/3 innings. The right-hander has given up nine homers in his past four starts. The Yankees took a 3-0 lead in the first. Wade Boggs drew a lead-off walk, advanced on Paul O'Neill's double and scored on Cecil Fielder's groundout. Martinez hit a 0-1 pitch to right field for his 22nd homer, scoring O'Neill. Duncan's seventh homer to left-center field on a 1-1 pitch gave New York a 4-0 lead in the fourth. The Angels stranded runners on third base in two of the first three innings before George Arias' RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in single scored Gary DiSarcina in the fourth. DiSarcina singled to left, stole second and took third on Jorge Fabregas' fly to right. Strawberry's 10th homer led off the seventh inning. Leyritz' homer, his seventh, extended New York's lead to 6-1 and chased Springer. Randy Velarde led off the Angels' seventh with his 11th homer. McNamara must wait week: Angels interim manager John McNamara, who was hospitalized Aug. 21 with a blood clot blood clot n. A semisolid, gelatinous mass of coagulated blood that consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a fibrin network. in his right calf, will not rejoin the team for at least another week, general manager Bill Bavasi said. Bavasi said he expects McNamara to rejoin the club Sept. 7 at Minnesota. McNamara, 64, was scheduled to rejoin the club Saturday, but doctors decided it would be in his best interest to remain at his home in Nashville, Tenn., for a complete recovery. He was released from Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York on Wednesday and returned home. ``My hope is to rejoin the club in the near future,'' McNamara said in a statement. ``I wish I could have returned as scheduled, but at the same time, I understand the need to receive a clean bill of health a certificate from the proper authority that a ship is free from infection. See also: Clean before I manage again.'' McNamara is currently on blood thinners to prevent any further blood clots Blood Clots Definition A blood clot is a thickened mass in the blood formed by tiny substances called platelets. Clots form to stop bleeding, such as at the site of cut. in his right calf. Under doctor's supervision, his medication will be regulated so that he may return and travel with the team. ``We are disappointed that John McNamara is not coming back at this time,'' Bavasi said. ``We are glad that he is taking the safe route to recovery. Although we want to see him back as soon as possible, our first concern in his health.'' McNamara became interim manager when Marcel Lachemann resigned Aug. 6. |
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