Andy Pettitte spun a very effective top of the fourth in which he struck out two batters and induced a weak grounder. However, the Yankees are already behind and need to start scoring some runs, and the bottom of the fourth went by just as the three previous innings did.
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Derek Jeter struck out. Nick Swisher battled off a ton of pitches with foul balls, but he, too, wound up striking out. Mark Teixeira was then able to draw a walk on a full count, but the inning ended when Alex Rodriguez flied out to left.
Teixeira is the first Yankee to reach base, but they’re still hitless. In good news, the long inning has Lee’s pitch count up to 65. Pettitte’s at 74.
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