Game 34: Mariners at Yankees: Pettitte's Return

                                 May 13th, 2012, 1:05 ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 

First and foremost, Happy Mothers day. 

The Yankees and Mariners will conclude this 3 game set today and Andy Pettitte looks to complete the sweep as he makes his first start of the season. Pettitte came out of retirement in March. 

Mariners (15-20)

Dustin Ackley, 2B

Casper Wells, LF

Ichiro Suzuki, RF

Jesus Montero, C

Justin Smoak, 1B

Alex Liddi, 3B

Mike Carp, DH

Michael Saunders, CF
Brendan Ryan, SS

Pitching: Kevin Millwood RHP (0-4, 5.88 ERA this season)

Yankees (19-14)

Derek Jeter, SS

Curtis Granderson, CF

Alex Rodriguez, 3B

Robinson Cano, 2B

Mark Teixeira, 1B

Nick Swisher, RF

Raul Ibanez, LF

Eric Chavez, DH

Russell Martin, C

Pitching: Andy Pettitte LHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game! 

Hughes Dominant Performance Leads Yanks' to Victory

Phil Hughes delivers a pitch in the 1st inning of Saturday's game. (Getty Images)

Phil Hughes and the Yankees were able to take the first two games of this three game set with a 6-2 victory over Seattle on Saturday. The Yankees  Phil Hughes continued to improve with his strong start today.

Hughes allowed 1 run on 6 hits in 7 2/3 innings of work. He struck out 4 and walked 1. He threw 112 pitches today and 70 of them were strikes.

Phil Hughes looks to be getting his 10' look back. He had great velocity on his fastball and he had a good breaking ball throughout the day.

The Yankees offense was led by Raul Ibanez and Jayson Nix.

Raul Ibanez had an RBI double in the Yankees four run 2nd inning. Jayson Nix also blasted a two run shot in that same inning.

Ibanez would then hit a solo shot in the 4th inning to give the Yankees a commanding 5-0 lead over the Mariners.

Robinson Cano extended his hit streak to 10 games with an RBI single to plate Derek Jeter in the bottom half of the 8th inning.

The Yankees and Mariners will conclude this 3 game set tomorrow when Andy Pettitte makes his return to the Yankees.

Yankees to honor Purple Heart Recipient

The Yankees have released a press release to announce that they will be honoring Purple Heart Recipient  Megan Leavey in an on-field pregame ceremony tomorrow. This was also announced during the Yankees televised game on YES.

If you have tickets to tomorrows game, then the Yankees are asking you to be in your seats early for this ceremony.

Press Release:

The New York Yankees announced today that they will honor former Marine Cpl. and Purple Heart recipient Megan Leavey in an on-field pregame ceremony on Sunday at 12:30 p.m., prior to the Yankees’ 1:05 p.m. game vs. Seattle. Additionally, the Yankees will recognize Sgt. Rex, the bomb-sniffing German shepherd who was her combat partner during two tours of duty in Iraq. Both will be on hand for Sunday’s ceremony.


In 2006, following over 100 missions with each other, Leavey and Rex were both injured by a roadside bomb in Ramadi, Iraq. Together they underwent a year of rehabilitation at Camp Pendleton in California before Rex was called back into active service and Leavey was honorably discharged due to her injuries.


Despite the time and distance that separated them for four years, the bond between the two remained strong. When it was deemed appropriate for Rex to be retired from his service, Leavey pursued his adoption, which culminated in their reunion this April.


A Marine Corps Honor Guard and the New York Police Department Pipes and Drums band will be on hand to honor Leavey. Outfielder Nick Swisher will present the former Marine with a jersey signed by the entire Yankees team, and Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, along with Yankees President Randy Levine, will take part in a series of presentations to celebrate Leavey’s dedicated service to her country and the love and loyalty she has shown to her combat partner, Rex.

Daivd Phelps to Return to Bullpen

With the return of Andy Pettitte, David Phelps will return to the bullpen.

Phelps pitched 8 2/3 innings in two starts for the Yankees. He allowed 2 runs on 9 hits. He struck out 8 and walked 4.

David Phelps would most likely be available tomorrow since he has not pitched since Wednesday.

Game 33: Mariners at Yankees

                                     May 12th, 2012, 4:05 ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York 

The Yankees and Mariners will play Game 2 of 3 today on Yogi Berra's 87th birthday.

Here are the lineups.

Mariners (15-19)
Dustin Ackley, 2B
John Jaso, C
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Jesus Montero, DH
Kyle Seager, 3B
Mike Card, LF
Justin Smoak, 1B
Michael Saunders, CF
Munenori Kawasaki, SS

Pitching: Hector Noesi RHP (2-3, 6.30 ERA this season)

Yankees (18-14)
Derek Jeter, DH
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Russell Martin, C
Jayson Nix, SS

Pitching: Phil Hughes RHP (2-4, 6.67 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game.