AJ Burnett was terrible, giving up 6 runs in just 2+ innings. Staked to a 6-1 lead after 3, Cliff Lee lasted 7 before faltering in the eighth, by which time the score was 8-2.
After AJ, Robertson, Aceves, Coke and Hughes finished.
Utley hit a 3-run bomb in the first, the Phils tacked on the 3 more in the third to make it 6-1. The Yanks got one back in the 5th. In the 7th, the Phils got solo HRs by Utley and Ibanez. 8-2.
The HR by Utley in the 7th was his fifth of the series—tying 1977 Reggie Jackson for the most in one WS. Yankee fans can only hope that Utley, if named WS MVP, will join Bobby Richardson (1960) as the only ones from a losing team.
The Yanks got 3 in the 8th, 2 on a double by A-Rod. They tacked another on in the 9th for the final score of 8-6.
In some ways, this series reminds me of 1993’s. The Phils bullpen loses game 4 (though not as dramatically as 1993’s blowing a 14-9 lead and losing 15-14) and the stud pitcher saves the season by winning game 5. A Phillie (Dykstra/Utley) hits a lot of HRs. So the next question would be, who will be the Yankees “Joe Carter” for Game Six?
Is there one more walkoff win at the Stadium this season? Can AJ whip up one more pie?
It looks like Pettitte vs. Pedro. Time for the Yanks to remind Pedro who daddy is and win their 27th World Series Title.
Also time for some bats (Teixeira, Swish, Cano) to wake up.
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