Lance Berkman homered and hit a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning, and Andy Pettitte added another postseason victory to his major league record, as the New York Yankees earned a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins for an imposing 2-0 lead in this American League Division Series. Check out more at Pinstripe Alley and Twinkie Town.
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The win went to Pettitte, who spun seven terrific innings. The loss went to Pavano, who succeeded early on but struggled to make an adjustment once the Yankees started swinging aggressively early in the count.
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Hunter Wendelstedt called it a ball - as he’s been doing all game long - and Berkman sent the very next pitch off the fence. It was at that point that Ron Gardenhire came out of the dugout to speak his mind, and within seconds he’d been ejected from the game for arguing an umpire decision, just as Joe Maddon was during a critical inning earlier Thursday afternoon.
Pavano’s day:
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Pavano has thrown just 75 pitches through six frames.
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The Yankees have taken one called strike since the top of the third.
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