Big Disappointment

Yankee starter Andy Pettitte: In the shortest of his 24 postseason starts, the left-hander who is generally considered the Yankees’ playoff ace--they were 17-6 in his previous 23--certainly wasn’t anything special this time out. He gave up six runs--all earned--and seven hits in two-plus innings. Of his 47 pitches, 18 were balls. That’s two more than in his 80-pitch effort in Game 2, when he gave up only five hits and struck out eight in seven innings.