ON THE MOUND:
A.J. Burnett delivered a brilliant performance and the Yanks will now head to Philly all tied up at a game apiece. Considering the circumstances (World Series, Phillies, must-win) you would have to consider this Burnett's best game of the season. In his first World Series start, he threw seven strong innings, allowed just one earned run on four hits, walked two, and struck out nine.
The run shouldn't have even scored, and at the very least should have been unearned. With two out in the second Raul Ibanez hit a ground-rule double. Matt Stairs was the next batter and hit a hard grounder to third. Alex Rodriguez, who should have at least knocked the ball down, allowed it to sneak under his glove and Ibanez scored. It was a play most third baseman would make. That was about it.
A.J. had a nasty curveball, the best I've seen all year. He also was getting ahead with strike one on 22 of 26 of the batters he faced. He's a very, very tough pitcher when he's on his game.
He only got himself into one serious jam and that came in the second when the Phillies put runners on first and second with two out and Ryan Howard at the plate. Burnett had Howard looking foolish all night and truck out Howard with another curve. Howard would end up striking out four times on the night for a golden sombrero.
Mariano Rivera pitched two scoreless and recorded the save.
The umps made another screw up. In the top of the eighth inning, with Mariano Rivera on the mound thePhils had runners on first and second with one out and Chase Utley batting. Mo got Utley to ground a ball to Robinson Cano and the Yankees, thanks to a great turn by Jeter, were able to turn a huge inning-ending double play. The only problem was that replays showed that Utley was safe. It was a bang bang play.
Like game six of the ALCS, Mo followed up a rough eighth with a much less stressful ninth. He did allowed a two-out double, but that was it as Mo struck out Matt Stairs on a cutter diving down and in to end the game and send this series back to Philly tied at one. Just another six-out save for the best ever.
THE OFFENSE:
Pedro Martinez was also impressive. He was able to throw pitches at any and every speed between 78 MPH and 91 MPH. And he still has his pinpoint command. In 6+ innings the crafty vet allowed three runs on six hits, walked two and struck out 8. The Yanks put a couple runs on the board, and they wear him out by the seventh.
Both of the first two runs against Pedro came on solo homers; Mark Teixeira's bomb into the Yankees bullpen in the fourth, and Hideki Matsui shot in the sixth to give the Yankees their first lead of the series.
They added their third run in the seventh on a Jorge Posada RBI single off Phillies' reliever Chan Ho Park. The run was charged to Pedro because he had started the inning and allowed back-to-back singles to Jerry Hairston Jr. and Melky Cabrera.
Following a failed bunt attempt with two strikes by Derek Jeter -- after the game Jeter called his bunt attempt with two strikes "stupid" -- Johnny Damon lined a ball to first. Howard, knowing he didn't catch the ball on a fly threw to second to try to start a double play. The throw was wide and pulled Jimmy Rollins off the base, everyone was safe and the Yankees had bases loaded with one out. At least that's how it should have worked out. However, first base umpire Brian Gorman said that Howard caught the ball on the fly and therefore it was a double play, inning over. Howard basically told everyone that he didn't catch the ball by throwing to second -- had he caught the ball on the fly wouldn't he have just thrown to first to double up Posada? There home plate umpire was no where to be seen. The first base ump missed the call because he was behind Howard and couldn't see what was going on.
THE BOX SCORE:
ABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVGJeter, SS4010033.500Damon, LF4000014.125Teixeira, 1B3111010.143Rodriguez, A, 3B4000031.000Matsui, H, DH3121111.500Cano, 2B4010002.143Hairston, J, RF3010012.3331-Gardner, PR-CF1100012.000Cabrera, Me, CF-RF3010010.167Molina, J, C1000100.000a-Posada, PH-C1011000.400Totals3138321215
a-Singled for Molina, J in the 7th.
1-Ran for Hairston, J in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Jeter (2, Martinez, P).
HR: Teixeira (1, 4th inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 0 out), Matsui, H (1, 6th inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 2; Teixeira 4; Matsui, H 5; Cano; Hairston, J; Cabrera, Me; Posada.
RBI: Teixeira (1), Matsui, H (1), Posada (1).
2-out RBI: Matsui, H.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Damon; Gardner.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
DP: (Cano-Jeter-Teixeira).
Pickoffs: Molina, J (Werth at 1st base).
IPHRERBBSOHRERABurnett, A (W, 1-0)7.04112901.29Rivera, Ma (S, 1)2.02001200.00
Pitches-strikes: Burnett, A 108-68, Rivera, Ma 39-26.
PHILLIES STATS
PLAYER OF THE GAME: A.J. Burnett (W, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K)
UP NEXT: Yankees vs. PhilliesGame Time: 7:57 p.m. TV/Radio: FOX, WCBSLHP Andy Pettitte (2-0, 2.37) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (1-1, 6.75)
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A.J. Burnett delivered a brilliant performance and the Yanks will now head to Philly all tied up at a game apiece. Considering the circumstances (World Series, Phillies, must-win) you would have to consider this Burnett's best game of the season. In his first World Series start, he threw seven strong innings, allowed just one earned run on four hits, walked two, and struck out nine.
The run shouldn't have even scored, and at the very least should have been unearned. With two out in the second Raul Ibanez hit a ground-rule double. Matt Stairs was the next batter and hit a hard grounder to third. Alex Rodriguez, who should have at least knocked the ball down, allowed it to sneak under his glove and Ibanez scored. It was a play most third baseman would make. That was about it.
A.J. had a nasty curveball, the best I've seen all year. He also was getting ahead with strike one on 22 of 26 of the batters he faced. He's a very, very tough pitcher when he's on his game.
He only got himself into one serious jam and that came in the second when the Phillies put runners on first and second with two out and Ryan Howard at the plate. Burnett had Howard looking foolish all night and truck out Howard with another curve. Howard would end up striking out four times on the night for a golden sombrero.
Mariano Rivera pitched two scoreless and recorded the save.
The umps made another screw up. In the top of the eighth inning, with Mariano Rivera on the mound thePhils had runners on first and second with one out and Chase Utley batting. Mo got Utley to ground a ball to Robinson Cano and the Yankees, thanks to a great turn by Jeter, were able to turn a huge inning-ending double play. The only problem was that replays showed that Utley was safe. It was a bang bang play.
Like game six of the ALCS, Mo followed up a rough eighth with a much less stressful ninth. He did allowed a two-out double, but that was it as Mo struck out Matt Stairs on a cutter diving down and in to end the game and send this series back to Philly tied at one. Just another six-out save for the best ever.
THE OFFENSE:
Pedro Martinez was also impressive. He was able to throw pitches at any and every speed between 78 MPH and 91 MPH. And he still has his pinpoint command. In 6+ innings the crafty vet allowed three runs on six hits, walked two and struck out 8. The Yanks put a couple runs on the board, and they wear him out by the seventh.
Both of the first two runs against Pedro came on solo homers; Mark Teixeira's bomb into the Yankees bullpen in the fourth, and Hideki Matsui shot in the sixth to give the Yankees their first lead of the series.
They added their third run in the seventh on a Jorge Posada RBI single off Phillies' reliever Chan Ho Park. The run was charged to Pedro because he had started the inning and allowed back-to-back singles to Jerry Hairston Jr. and Melky Cabrera.
Following a failed bunt attempt with two strikes by Derek Jeter -- after the game Jeter called his bunt attempt with two strikes "stupid" -- Johnny Damon lined a ball to first. Howard, knowing he didn't catch the ball on a fly threw to second to try to start a double play. The throw was wide and pulled Jimmy Rollins off the base, everyone was safe and the Yankees had bases loaded with one out. At least that's how it should have worked out. However, first base umpire Brian Gorman said that Howard caught the ball on the fly and therefore it was a double play, inning over. Howard basically told everyone that he didn't catch the ball by throwing to second -- had he caught the ball on the fly wouldn't he have just thrown to first to double up Posada? There home plate umpire was no where to be seen. The first base ump missed the call because he was behind Howard and couldn't see what was going on.
THE BOX SCORE:
ABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVGJeter, SS4010033.500Damon, LF4000014.125Teixeira, 1B3111010.143Rodriguez, A, 3B4000031.000Matsui, H, DH3121111.500Cano, 2B4010002.143Hairston, J, RF3010012.3331-Gardner, PR-CF1100012.000Cabrera, Me, CF-RF3010010.167Molina, J, C1000100.000a-Posada, PH-C1011000.400Totals3138321215
a-Singled for Molina, J in the 7th.
1-Ran for Hairston, J in the 7th.
BATTING
2B: Jeter (2, Martinez, P).
HR: Teixeira (1, 4th inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 0 out), Matsui, H (1, 6th inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Jeter 2; Teixeira 4; Matsui, H 5; Cano; Hairston, J; Cabrera, Me; Posada.
RBI: Teixeira (1), Matsui, H (1), Posada (1).
2-out RBI: Matsui, H.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Damon; Gardner.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
DP: (Cano-Jeter-Teixeira).
Pickoffs: Molina, J (Werth at 1st base).
IPHRERBBSOHRERABurnett, A (W, 1-0)7.04112901.29Rivera, Ma (S, 1)2.02001200.00
Pitches-strikes: Burnett, A 108-68, Rivera, Ma 39-26.
PHILLIES STATS
PLAYER OF THE GAME: A.J. Burnett (W, 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K)
UP NEXT: Yankees vs. PhilliesGame Time: 7:57 p.m. TV/Radio: FOX, WCBSLHP Andy Pettitte (2-0, 2.37) vs. LHP Cole Hamels (1-1, 6.75)
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