And their best pitcher struggled without the Mets.

Torre said: "Both starting pitchers struggled, and it was going to be a matter of who pitched better out of the bullpen.

Rosario threw the only 1-2-3 inning in a game in which the pitchers for both teams struggled.

While two veteran pitchers for the Yankees struggled last night, another one could be facing hard times ahead.

And it just so happens that the Yankees' starting pitchers sometimes struggled to hold runners on base this year.

He also noticed how some pitchers with better fastballs struggled because they threw nothing else.

The Mets played two games Saturday, and their pitchers struggled in both.

Most amazing is that virtually none of these were arbitration-forced moves, or situations where the pitchers had struggled despite extended opportunities.

The Yankees' best pitcher, Andy Hawkins, struggled for the first time in almost two months.

Pitching Rotation When a starting pitcher is struggling, managers will often send them to the bullpen so they can work out their problems.