Game 1
Halladay
15-7, 3.82
Scouting Report:
Blue Jays: Halladay allowed just one run over seven innings in his last outing against the Orioles. He allowed five hits while striking out two en route to his first win since Aug. 14. Halladay is 1-2 with a 3.26 ERA in his past six starts. He is 10-4 with a 3.10 ERA in 25 career outings against the Yankees.
Vs
Wang
18-7, 3.82
Scouting Report:
Yankees: Wang lost his battle with fellow Cy Young Award contender Josh Beckett last week in Boston, lasting only 5 2/3 innings and allowing five runs. It was Wang's first stumble since early August, and it followed a string of five straight wins. The Blue Jays are the only team besides the Red Sox to beat Wang twice this season, and they've hit him at a .372 clip while doing it.
It's time to sweep the Yankees now!
Jays win 5-4
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Sat., September 22 @ 1:05 p.m. ET
Tallet
2-3, 3.26
Vs
Hughes
4-3, 4.87
Yankees win 12-11
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Game 3
Sun., September 23 @ 1:05 p.m. ET
McGowan
11-9, 3.84
Scouting Report:
Blue Jays: McGowan was dominant yet again in his last outing against the Red Sox. He went the distance, surrendering just one run on five hits while striking out nine. While most of the talk lately surrounding the Jays pitching staff has been about fatigue, McGowan is showing no signs of slowing down. He's thrown eight innings in three of his past four starts and is 3-1 with a 2.40 ERA over that span. McGowan has 17 quality starts this season, all of which have come in his past 22 outings. The 25-year-old is 2-1 with a 4.55 ERA in eight career games against the Yankees.
Vs
Mussina
10-10, 5.01
Scouting Report:
Yankees: Mussina enjoyed his best outing of the year against the Orioles last Tuesday, citing it as one of the few times all season that he's had spotless command of all his pitches. It showed, as Mussina didn't allow a run over seven efficient innings, and in the process cemented his once-tenuous rotation spot. Mussina beat the Blue Jays in his second-to-last start to begin this recent string of success, pitching 5 2/3 innings of shutout, five-hit ball at the Rogers Centre on Sept. 12.
Yankees Win 7-5
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Game 4
Mon., September 24 @ 1:05 p.m. ET
Litsch
6-9, 3.97
Scouting Report:
Blue Jays: In his last start, Litsch picked up a win over the Red Sox after allowing just one run on two hits over 6 2/3 innings. The rookie regained control of his changeup, which he'd struggled with recently. In his three previous starts, Litsch went 0-3 and had yielded 14 runs in just 11 1/3 innings. The win over Boston was his first victory since Aug. 23.
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Pettitte
14-8, 3.79
Scouting Report:
Yankees: Pettitte , who was bumped up to Monday's start in place of Roger Clemens, needed to be nearly perfect against the Orioles last week and he was, scattering seven singles over 7 2/3 innings and allowing just one run. That effort earned him his 200th career win, not to mention his eighth victory in his last nine decisions. The lone loss in that stretch came against the Devil Rays, though Pettitte beat them twice in a row earlier this summer.
Lets see if we can get 2/4!
Jays win 4-1
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