Stop me if I've said this before - Andy Pettitte and Cliff Lee combined for a scoreless inning.
Rangers Vs. Yankees, ALCS Game 3: Andy Pettitte, Cliff Lee Trade Zeroes Yet Again
It very nearly didn't work out that way. In the top of the sixth, Pettitte allowed a base hit to Michael Young, and then Josh Hamilton lifted another fly ball deep to right field. This one, though, was snagged by Nick Swisher in front of the wall, and Pettitte was able to retire Vladimir Guerrero to end the inning.
Lee returned to the mound and allowed a leadoff groundball single up the middle to Brett Gardner. Gardner stole second and got himself in scoring position with nobody out, but Derek Jeter whiffed, and Swisher and Mark Teixeira subsequently grounded out to strand the runner. Our score, therefore, remains 2-0 Texas going into the seventh.
Pettitte has thrown 100 pitches, while Lee has thrown 97. Lee has also struck out ten batters, reaching triple digits for the third playoff start in a row. That ties a record set by Bob Gibson.
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