Andy Pettitte Injured; Out 6 Weeks

Andy Pettitte grabs his ankle after being hit by a line drive on Wednesday. (Getty Images)

Andy Pettitte left his start early on Wednesday after a line drive struck his left ankle in the fifth inning. Pettitte stayed in the game, but was only able to throw one pitch. Girardi took him out after he saw that Pettitte was unable to land on his left foot.

Pettitte has been diagnosed with a fracutred fibula and is expected to miss at least 6 weeks.

"It's going to take some time," said Pettitte, who was with crutches are the game.

The Yankees General Manager, Brian Cashman, said that Pettitte might go on the 60-day disabled list and will likely return around August or September.

The Yankees would rather stay inside their organization with pitching help rather then going outside and trading for someone.

"I'd perfer not to go outside," Cashman said. "Obviously, we do go outside. We have done that before. This is part of the process."

Freddy Garcia pitched 2 1/3 scoreless innings today in relief and he will start Monday.

Adam Warren has been called up and he will make his first major league start on Friday against the White Sox.

The Yankees also plan to call up reliever Ryota Igarashi to help in the bullpen.