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| Andy Pettitte pitches against the Twins on July 1st. (Getty Images) |
The Yankees were able to snap their five-game losing streak on Monday as they defeated the Minnesota Twins 10-4. With their offense slumping coming into the game, the Yankees completed the game with a positive sign with their offensive explosion. During the game, Andy Pettitte reached a huge milestone. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Andy Pettitte became the Yankees' all-time strikeout leader with his strikeout of Justin Morneau. He passed Whitey Ford with his 1,958 strikeout in a Yankee uniform.
Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees and he allowed four runs on six hits in five innings of work. He struck out two and walked four. He finished his outing with 102 pitches,in which 60 of them were for strikes.
Robinson Cano led the Yankee' offense tonight with his three hits in four at-bats. Cano homered in his first two at-bats, then doubled in his fourth at-bat. He concluded the game with three runs batted in.
Brett Gardner, Robinson Cano, Vernon Wells, and Zoilo Almonte all finished with multi-hit games.
The Yankees scored three runs in the eighth inning and then four runs in the ninth.
The Yankees and Twins will continue their four-game set tomorrow night.
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