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| Andy Pettitte pitches against the Twins on Monday. (Getty Images) |
Andy Pettitte, who is making his second start since coming off of the disabled list, pitched 6 innings of shutout ball. He allowed 7 hits, struck out 3 batters, and walked only 1. Joe Girardi said prior to the game that Pettitte would throw a maximum of 85-90 pitches. He would finish his outing with 88 pitches thrown, in which 53 of them were for strikes.
The Yankee offense jumped on the Twins early as they scored three runs in the first inning. Nick Swisher drove in two runs with his monster shot to right center field, which gave the Yankees a 3-0 lead early.
Curtis Granderson would launch his 40th home run this season and his 207th of his career.
Raul Ibanez and Eric Chavez both homered in the seventh inning, which at the time gave the Yankees a 6-0 lead.
The Yankees were able to rest some of their key guys in the bullpen. Cory Wade and Justin Thomas struggled as they allowed three runs combined.
David Robertson came on in the ninth inning with one out to shut the door.
The Yankees and Twins will resume their three game set tomorrow night.
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