Pettitte Ks eight for second win: Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte put together his second straight quality start in Wednesday's series finale against the Royals. He allowed two runs on seven hits over seven-plus innings of work in the 8-3 win. He made it through his first three frames scoreless before surrendering a solo homer to Billy Butler. Mitch Maier would add another solo shot off the left-hander the following inning for his final damage. Pettitte was pulled after issuing a leadoff walk in the eighth and threw 71 of his 98 pitches for strikes. Pettitte also struck out eight and walked one while earning his second win of the season. "I feel like I'm moving the ball around the zone and that makes it difficult to hit," Pettitte said. (Updated 05/23/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
After missing all of last season, Pettitte has looked good since coming out of retirement with a 2.53 ERA through three starts. He also has 19 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings and has brought some stability to a Yankees' rotation that needed it. The 39-year-old should continue to see solid run support in New York and is worth adding in deeper mixed leagues heading into his next start, which is scheduled for Tuesday against the Angels. Pettitte has gone 14-10 with a 4.42 ERA in 30 career starts against Anaheim. (Updated 05/23/2012).
05/24/2012 16:51 Pettitte is being added at a high rate
Yankees pitcher Any Pettitte has proven he has the goods to deliver which is why many owners in CBSSports.com leagues have given him their vote of confidence. The Fantasy Baseball crew has more.
05/23/2012 23:32 A-Rod, Pettitte lead Yanks past Royals
Alex Rodriguez gave Will Smith a rude welcome to the major leagues Wednesday night, hitting two homers off the rookie to back another strong start for Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees against the Kansas City Royals 8-3.
05/23/2012 22:43 So far, Pettitte 2012 looks a whole lot like Pettitte 2010
Jeff Francoeur faced Andy Pettitte in Pettitte's final start before retirement, in the 2010 ALCS. Francoeur saw Pettitte again Wednesday night, in the third start of Pettitte's comeback with the Yankees. Francoeur's verdict? The Pettitte of 2012 looks the same as the Pettitte of 2010. That's great news for the Yankees.
05/23/2012 00:59 The Lineup: Wainwright wows, Cubs crater
St. Louis got reacquainted with an old friend, the Cubs reached new depths, and a certain Met and a certain Brave enjoyed career nights. Oh, and get ready for Cole and Bryce, Part II.
05/21/2012 22:38 Punchless Yanks shut out by Royals
Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the reeling Yankees 6-0 on Monday night.
Midway through spring training, Andy Pettitte was a name as relevant to Fantasy owners as Beetle Bailey. But somehow the decorated left-hander managed to slip one by the New York media by deciding seemingly overnight to come out of retirement and sign a minor-league contract with the Yankees. Now, before you get too excited and start reliving the days of Pettitte at the top of Fantasy rotations past, keep in mind he's 39 and hasn't appeared in a major-league game in almost 18 months. And even if he's able to regain his prior form, a pitcher with an ERA near 4.00 and a WHIP above 1.30 isn't worth as much these days as he was 10 years ago. Pettitte is obviously a player worth monitoring in mixed leagues given his history and the fact he'll have the Yankees offense backing him, but because he won't be ready to go at the start of the season and might not meet expectations when he is ready, he's a player better left for AL-only formats. (Updated 3/27/12)
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