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| Height: 6-5
Weight: 225
Throws: L
Bats: L Born: Jun 15, 1972, Baton Rouge, LA |
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| October 24, 2005 If the Astros push the World Series to a Game 5, and Roger Clemens can't make his scheduled start, the Astros would look to Wandy Rodriguez or Ezequiel Astacio for the start rather than bringing Andy Pettitte back on three days' rest, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| October 11, 2005 Andy Pettitte was sent home from Minute Maid Park on Sunday with headaches and nausea but returned toward the end of the game, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Astros anticipate that Pettitte will be able to start Game 1 of the NLCS on Wednesday. |
| September 28, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that the Astros have flip-flopped Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens in the rotation in order to keep Pettitte on his usual rest and give Clemens an extra day of rest. Pettitte will now pitch Friday. |
| September 6, 2005 Andy Pettitte, who left Monday's game after he was hit in the foot by a grounder, is fine and will not miss his next start, according to the AP. |
| September 6, 2005 Andy Pettitte pitched through a foot injury last night that he suffered when he was hit by Brett Myers' infield single, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I was having some serious difficulty pushing off the rubber with my foot," Pettitte said. "Basically for a couple of innings, it was about survival mode out there. I was trying to sink everything and put it out at the corners." |
| July 10, 2005 Andy Pettitte threw a long bullpen session Sunday, and he said he felt fine and would likely be able to make his next start at St. Louis on Friday, according to the AP. He left Wednesday's start early with tightness in his elbow. "He threw well in the pen," Astros manager Phil Garner said. "We know he can pitch no matter what, even when it hurts. He showed us that last year before the surgery. We'll check with him (Monday) and he'll tell us how he feels." |
| July 10, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Andy Pettitte played long toss yesterday for about 10 minutes and said he felt fine. He left Wednesday's start early with tightness in his elbow. |
| July 7, 2005 Andy Pettitte told the AP on Thursday that his left elbow was not as tight as it was when he had to leave the game after five innings Wednesday. "I feel better," Pettitte said. "It's not quite as sore. I'm going to take several days off and give my body and my arm a rest. I feel I've been pushing it too hard." Pettitte isn't scheduled to start again until the first game after the All-Star break. |
| July 6, 2005 Andy Pettitte left Wednesday night's game after the fifth inning because of tightness in his left arm, according to the AP. |
| June 29, 2005 Andy Pettitte was pleased with the way his arm responded in his regular bullpen session Tuesday afternoon after throwing a season-high 120 pitches two days earlier, according to the Houston Chronicle. "I feel good to this point," he said. "I'm trying to get my arm to where skipper (Phil Garner) feels comfortable to let me go 118-120 pitches." |
| May 29, 2005 After missing his last start due to tightness in his left elbow, Andy Pettitte threw six shutout innings on Sunday in picking up his third win of the season. Pettitte struck out eight and allowed just one walk. |
| May 27, 2005 Andy Pettitte said his tight left forearm is better, and he'll return to the Astros' rotation Sunday after missing one start, according to the AP. |
| May 26, 2005 Andy Pettitte played catch Wednesday for the first time since he threw a bullpen session last Friday, according to the Houston Chronicle. Pettitte remains in line to start Sunday against the Brewers after missing Monday's start because of tightness in his left forearm. |
| May 24, 2005 Andy Pettitte will make his next start on Sunday after having his scheduled start last night skipped so that he can rest his sore forearm, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| May 22, 2005 The Astros have decided to hold Andy Pettitte out of his scheduled start on Monday after he felt soreness in his surgically-repaired elbow in his last start. If all goes well this week, Pettitte could make his next start on Saturday. |
| May 19, 2005 Andy Pettitte felt a little soreness in his surgically repaired left elbow on Thurday, a day after allowing seven runs and 11 hits in a loss to Arizona, according to the AP. "The trainers tell me he's fine," Astros manager Phil Garner said. "It's a little stiff but fine." |
| May 16, 2005 After feeling some stiffness in his arm during Thursday's outing, Andy Pettitte threw a bullpen session Sunday and is set to make his next start, according to the Houston Chronicle. "Just a little bit tighter than normal, but not any unusual pain or anything like that," pitching coach Jim Hickey said. |
| May 14, 2005 Although Andy Pettitte felt stiffness in his arm during his Thursday start, Astros team physician Dr. David Lintner gave Pettitte a clean bill of health after an examination, according to the Houston Chronicle. Pettitte thinks the tightness may have been the result of throwing more cutters. |
| May 13, 2005 The Houston Chronicle reports that Andy Pettitte left yesterday's game after a two-run sixth inning, during which he felt tightness in his arm. "I've been dealing with a little bit of tightness," Pettitte said. "It tightened up on me during the course of the game, and it's just stuff I'm dealing with." |
| April 26, 2005 After having his start rained out on Tuesday, Andy Pettitte will now start Wednesday's game, and rookie starter Ezequiel Astacio will now be skipped. |
| April 9, 2005 Andy Pettitte felt no pain in his troublesome left elbow on Friday, two days after making his first start of the season, according to the AP. "I didn't know how my arm was going to respond but now I feel like I'm bouncing back better each time," Pettitte said. |
| April 1, 2005 Recovering from last season's elbow surgery, Andy Pettitte is still building strength in his arm but will be ready for the start of the season, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| March 19, 2005 Andy Pettitte threw two scoreless innings in a "B" game against Cleveland on Friday in his first start of the spring, according to the Houston Chronicle. Of the 34 pitches he threw, 25 went for strikes. "Mechanically, I felt pretty sound," Pettitte said. "I felt like I spun some good curveballs up there. I threw a couple of good cutters to strike a couple of guys out." |
| March 14, 2005 Having thrown bullpen sessions the last two days, Andy Pettitte expects to make his spring debut on Thursday, according to the Houston Chronicle. He was scratched on Saturday due to a mild ankle sprain. |
| March 13, 2005 Although Andy Pettitte missed his scheduled spring start yesterday after sustaining a mild ankle sprain when he fell down some stairs, he was able to throw a bullpen session, according to the Houston Chronicle. The injury is not expected to slow his return from elbow surgery. |
| March 13, 2005 Andy Pettitte was scratched from his scheduled start on Saturday because of a sprained right ankle, according to the AP. Pettitte injured the ankle falling down some stairs at his apartment on Friday. |
| March 10, 2005 Andy Pettitte will likely make his spring-training debut on Saturday after throwing 51 pitches in a simulated game on Tuesday and bouncing back strong on Wednesday, according to the Houston Chronicle. |
| March 8, 2005 Andy Pettitte is in line to throw his next simulated game today, according to the Houston Chronicle. Pettitte was expected to decide this morning whether he would actually work the game or not. |
| March 4, 2005 Andy Pettitte pitched two innings in a simulated game on Friday, according to the AP. He threw 29 pitches in the workout, which came three days after a rough outing in an intrasquad game. "It was encouraging, for sure," Pettitte said. "For the most part, I felt very good. I made sure I was ready to pitch today." |
| March 1, 2005 Andy Pettitte got off to a rough start in an intrasquad game on Tuesday in his first simulation of game conditions since elbow surgery last summer, according to the AP. Pettitte allowed three hits and two walks before recording his first out. He threw 28 pitches in the outing and said his arm felt fine but was a little sore afterward. |
| February 26, 2005 Andy Pettitte tossed 30 pitches to batters Friday in his first session since undergoing elbow surgery in August, according to the Houston Chronicle. He cut the session a minute short due to fatigue but remains hopeful that he will be ready to go when the season begins. |
| February 19, 2005 Andy Pettitte tested his surgically repaired elbow by throwing some curveballs and cut fastballs off a mound yesterday, according to the Houston Chronicle. "Through it all I've felt like I'm going to be ready for opening day," he said. "And I still feel that way. I'm just hoping my arm will cooperate and I'll feel great." |
| February 10, 2005 On Wednesday, Andy Pettitte threw 25 fastballs in his first session off the top of a mound since undergoing elbow surgery six months ago, according to the AP. Pettitte, who said he became tired during the session, plans to work in breaking balls soon. |