Bad luck for the New York Yankees. Good luck for Boston and other American League teams. Wednesday morning the Yanks put C.C. Sabathia on the injured reserve. With 2 weeks until the All-Star break, it was thought Sabathia would miss 2 starts, allowing him to nurse his groin. Come Friday, reliever Freddy Garcia will take C.C.'s spot until he returns after the break. Little did the Yankees know, Andy Petite, 40, would fall. Petite has been very comparable to Sabathia in his performance and strikeout ability.
Petite took a 5th inning grounder to the ankle by Casey Kotchman leaving it fractured. Initially, Petite tried to convince Manager Joe Girardi to let him stay in the game. Petite threw one pitch to the next batter and then he was pulled. The Yankees organization announced that Petite would miss a minimum of 6 weeks. Talk about killing 2 birds with one stone. The Yankees lost 2 of their best pitchers in a day. Luckily, Petite did not need surgery. All in all, the Yankees still won 5-4 against the Indians.
At the time of Petite's injury the Yankees were up 2-1. He recorded 7 strikeouts in 64 pitches. 5 of which batters ate the dust with his slider. Garcia replaced Petite to finish the 5th, and he kept the Indians hitless in the 6th and 7th.
Girardi said Sabathia was feeling a tug-like feeling in his groin. On Tuesday Sabathia underwent a magnetic resonance test. It showed a Grade-1 strain in the adductor muscle (groin) in the inside of his push off leg. Straining this muscle further would make it nearly impossible to pitch, however, Sabathia could pitch, but he did feel the pain. Missing 2 starts is better than missing any more.
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