TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Andy Pettitte will miss his first scheduled start of the regular season on April 2 against Toronto because of back spasms.
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi expects Pettitte will start the third or fourth game instead.
“He’s better,” Girardi said Tuesday.
Pettitte was slated to throw off a bullpen mound Wednesday. If that goes well, he would pitch in a minor league game Saturday.
Chien-Ming Wang is to start Monday’s opener and be followed in the rotation by Mike Mussina.
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