Strong pitching lifts Yanks to win over Marlins
MIAMI — Andy Pettitte and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as the New York Yankees beat the Florida Marlins 5-1 on Friday night without a slumping Alex Rodriguez.
With Rodriguez benched for the first time this season with what he and the team called “fatigue,” the Yankees regrouped after two losses at home to the woeful Washington Nationals. Derek Jeter had two hits after being out of the starting lineup the last two games with a sore left ankle, and Melky Cabrera homered for New York.
Cody Ross’ home run off Pettitte in the third inning accounted for the Marlins’ lone run.
Pettitte (7-3) pitched seven innings, struck out seven and walked none. Brian Bruney and Brett Tomko pitched two hitless innings in relief.
Sean West (2-2) took the loss.
The Yankees made their rare appearance in Miami with style, helping the attendance-challenged Marlins bring in 35,027 fans, their second best of the season.
The stadium’s orange seats were hardly recognizable as New York transplants came in droves, wearing their Yankees caps and pinstripes and sounding off with roars that are rarely heard for baseball games at the Marlins’ home.
“Let’s Go Yankees!” they cheered, easily drowning out Florida fans.
The spacious grounds also were quite a change for New York. There has been 119 home runs already this season at the new Yankee Stadium, a much harder feat in Miami.
But the Yankees looked right at home.
Getting a rare at-bat because of interleague play, Pettitte’s RBI double in the second highlighted a three-run inning for the Yankees. Cabrera homered in the fourth to give New York a 5-0 lead, and every Yankees starter had a hit by the fifth inning.
The Yankees were able to slice balls through the thick South Florida air and chase West early. West gave up 10 hits in four-plus innings and struck out seven.
The Yankees even had an extra fan in the dugout.
Rodriguez, who had been set to play his first regular-season game in his hometown of Miami against the Marlins, cheered on the Yankees from the bench. He missed the start of the season following hip surgery and had played in every game since rejoining the team May 8, but Rodriguez and Yankees manager Joe Girardi thought the three-time AL MVP could use two days off.
The struggling slugger is batting .145 (8 for 55) in June. He’s in an 0-for-15 slump, and is hitting .212 with nine homers and 26 RBIs. He was replaced Friday by Angel Berroa.
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