MEDICAL WATCH: RHP Kyle Farnsworth (right hand) required stitches on his throwing hand after he reached out with the bare hand to field a ground ball in the eighth inning. 

Andy Pettitte had endured two of his worst games in a row and anyone used to the volatile nature of Hank Steinbrenner knew it might be only a matter of time before Pettitte became the latest target of the Yankees' co-chairperson. 

--RHP Kyle Farnsworth needed stitches on his throwing hand after he reached out with the bare hand to field a ground ball from Brandon Phillips in the eighth inning. 

Of course, there have been not-so-nice ones, too. 

Andy Pettitte put the Yankees back on track, running his shutout streak to 19 innings and helping New York avoid a three-game sweep with a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. 

Andy Pettitte put the Yankees back on track, running his shutout streak to 19 innings and helping New York avoid a three-game sweep with a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. 

During his 11 years in pinstripes, Andy Pettitte has always been at his best when the New York Yankees need to stop a losing streak. 

Since interleague play began more than a decade ago, the New York Yankees have had little trouble overpowering NL teams as they visit Yankee Stadium. 

Julia Ruth Stevens had one last trip to make before Arizona became her year-round home. 

Daryl Thompson woke up early Saturday, too excited to sleep. 

--DH Hideki Matsui was back in the lineup after missing two games due to problems with his left knee. 

MEDICAL WATCH: LF Hideki Matsui (inflammation in left knee) missed the June 18 and June 19 games after having fluid drained from the knee. 

--DH Hideki Matsui was back in the lineup after missing two games due to problems with his left knee. 

MEDICAL WATCH: LF Hideki Matsui (inflammation in left knee) missed the June 18 and June 19 games after having fluid drained from the knee. 

The winning streak fell at the hands of a pitcher who had stunned the National League as much as Mike Mussina had surprised the American League this season.