New York Yankees lefthander Andy Pettitte is scheduled to make a rehab appearance Thursday at Waterfront Park when the Trenton Thunder face the New Hampshire Fisher Cats in Game 2 of the Eastern League divisional playoffs.
Righthander Dellin Betances (0-0, 3.37 ERA) will face Fisher Cats righthander Kyle Drabek (14-9, 2.94) in the series opener Wednesday night.
Pettitte, 38, has been on the disabled list since July 18 with a groin injury. He is 11-2 with a 2.88 ERA in 18 starts.
The veteran has 240 lifetime victories (second only to Jamie Moyer's 267 among active pitchers) and is 18-9 in 40 postseason games.
Lakewood in playoffs. The BlueClaws will start the South Atlantic League playoffs Wednesday against the host Hickory (N.C.) Crawdads.
Righthander Trevor May (7-3, 2.91) will face Hickory righthander Neil Ramirez (10-8, 4.43).
Long Island 9, Camden 3
Kyle Jackson struck out six in six innings while allowing just one run to pitch the Ducks past the Riversharks in an Atlantic League game at Campbell's Field.
Long Island 025 011 000 - 9 13 0
Camden 100 000 002 - 3 7 6
WP: Jackson (4-10). LP: Knox (4-9). HR: LI–Esquivel (14); C–Robnett (12).
