Well's homer lifts Yankees past Royals


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Andy Pettitte - New York Yankees v Kansas City Royals
Andy Pettitte pitches against the Royals on May 10th. 

The Yankees were given a big boost tonight as Vernon Wells drilled a go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth inning to give the Yankees a 3-2 lead., which would end up being the final score.

Andy Pettitte returned to form tonight after to shaky outings as he allowed two runs on five hits in seven innings of work. He struck out seven and walked only one. He finished his outing with 100 pitches thrown, in which 68 of them were for strikes.

Mariano Rivera notched his fourteenth save of this season tonight with his scoreless ninth inning.

The Yankees and Royals will conclude their three game set tomorrow afternoon.

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