TONIGHT

ANGELS’

KEVIN APPIER

(14-12, 3.92 ERA)

vs.

YANKEES’

ANDY PETTITTE

(13-5, 3.27 ERA)

Yankee Stadium, 5:15 PDT

TV--Channel 11.

Radio--KLAC (570), KSPN (1110), XPRS (1090).

Update--Appier has lost his last three decisions and has lost his two most recent starts against the Yankees, in Anaheim in August and in his only playoff start, for Oakland in the division series two years ago. Appier loves to face Raul Mondesi (.100) and Jason Giambi (.150) and hates to face Robin Ventura (.341) and Jorge Posada (.333). Pettitte has won five consecutive decisions and nine of his last 10, including two victories over the Angels, and hasn’t lost to the Angels at Yankee Stadium since 1998. Pettitte loves to face David Eckstein (.067), Darin Erstad (.209) and Tim Salmon (.227) and hates to face Scott Spiezio (.400) and Garret Anderson (.356).