On July 20th, the New York Yankees played against Detroit, entering the match after a strong victory. They initially took a 3-0 lead with home runs from David Justice and Jorge Posada. Andy Pettitte pitched well for five innings but faltered in the sixth, losing his control and allowing the Tigers to score four runs. Despite opportunities to regain the lead, the Yankees could not capitalize, resulting in a painful loss for the team.
David Justice crushed a pitch from Tigers starter Willie Blair out to right field for this 26th home run of the season and fifth as a Yankee since arriving in a trade.
Andy Pettitte was dealing. After retiring the Tigers in order in the first on fly outs, Pettitte broke out the strikeout pitches.
Pettitte immediately lost the strike zone, walking the first two men he faced...two more Tigers singles scored three runs, giving Detroit a 4-3 lead.
Despite a 3-0 lead, the Yanks let this game slip away in an ugly sixth inning.
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