Yanks Make It Official: Pettitte To Start Game 6

Following last night's game Brian Cashman told Jon Heyman that "andy's looking forward to [game six]", so we all knew this anyway. But Joe Girardi made it official today and named Andy Pettitte the Yankees' game 6 starter. Pettitte told the media that he felt "great" today.

In 14 career starts on three-days rest Pettitte is 4-6, with a 4.15 ERA. The last time he started on short rest was on 9/30/06 when he was with the Astros. He got a no decision, but pitched well. In 7 innings pitched he allowed 1 earned runs on 4 hits, walked 1, and struck out 7.

He's pitched on three-days rest four times in the postseason and has had two great starts and two bad ones.

Game 5 '96 World Series: W, 8.1 IP, 5 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Game 5 '97 ALDS: L, 3 IP, 6.2 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Game 5 '00 ALDS: ND, 3.2 IP, 10 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Game 2 '03 World Series: W, 8.2 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

Totals: 2-1, 3.00 ERA

Still, all these stats are meaningless. I'm a little concerned, but hopefully the Yankees offense can score some runs off Pedro early.

What do you expect from Pettitte tomorrow?