By Gina Gomez
Nov.1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) New York Yankees player Andy Pettite gave a scintillating performance against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night, that enabled his team to register victory and gave them a lead of 2-1 in the third game of the World Series at the Citizens Bank Park.

The 37 year old player showcased the same athletic abilities in the match that his fans had witnessed earlier and his final statistics surely did not disappoint his fans. His delivery of the tying single made sure that his team wins against the Philadelphia Phillies, with the score of 8-5. He displayed his distinct control of the game, especially against the Phillies player Ryan Howard and Chase Utley as Andy made sure that they remain hitless. Charlie Manuel, the manager of the Philadelphia Phillies also appreciated Andy’s performance and added that the Yankees player made the job of the left-handed hitters of the rival team quite difficult. Andy effortlessly went ahead with the flow of the game and exhibited excellent control over his performance. However, the game started later then its scheduled time as rainy weather conditions and storm loomed large over the venue.

Andy Pettitte who acts as the left-handed pitcher, joined the Yankees again in the year 2007 after remaining with the Houston Astros, one of the main baseball teams in Texas for almost two years. However, earlier Andy had played for the Yankees for almost a period of eight years until he left the team in 2003. Overall, Andy boasts of winning around four championships for the Yankees and in Saturday’s match he recorded his seventeenth win, postseason.