Last Night's Action: Not Perfect, But a Win

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  • Andy Pettitte had a perfect game in Baltimore broken up when Jerry Hairston Jr. made an error with two outs in the seventh inning. Luckily for Hairston, Pettitte gave up a single to the next batter, but who knows what would have happened had the third baseman, playing to spell Alex Rodirguez, made the play? Pettitte finished by going eight innings, walking none and striking out eight and allowing a lone run. The Yankees won, 5-1, and lead the American League East by 6.5 games. Nick Swisher homered for the 19th time on the road -- he has 22 overall -- to start the scoring. He also had an RBI double.

  • At the chilly US Open where sweatshirts were flying off shelves faster than a Roddick serve, all the big names advanced: Federer, Serena Williams, Venus Williams (actually close against Vera Dushevina), Roddick, Davydenko, Blake.

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The Yankees are leading by 6.5 games. :)

it was a nice gesture when girardi tapped hairston on the chin after his error. that's a good coach.

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