Yankees take 2-1 series lead with Game 3 win

Citizens Bank Park had to add extra security in the outfield for last night's game 4 thanks to a bunch of idiots throwing coins at Melky Cabrera and Nick Swisher. Here's more from Mark Feinsand:Bonnie Clark, the Phillies' vice president of communications, said in an e-mail message Sunday that the Phillies were advised by umpires and Yankees security during Game 3 that fans were throwing...

Score and situation: Yankees 8, Phillies 5 New York leads Series 2-1Leading lads: He came in 0-for-8 with six strikeouts in the series, but Alex Rodriguez(notes) got on his centaur and drove a two-run home run to right field in the fourth to get the Yankees on the board. The play at first was ruled a double, but umpires changed the call after checking video replay. It hit a TV...

Nick Swisher goes from benched to being one of the Yanks' HR heroes in Game 3. Ken Rosenthal tells you why it happened.

Even Nick Swisher gets into the act in Game 3, homering and scoring twice. PHILADELPHIA—The Yankees made a powerful statement with their 8-5 victory in Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday night. Actually, they made at least three statements:  Their offense is fine New York's bats, mostly quiet for two games, came alive after being shut down by Cole Hamels for the...

Nick Swisher comes back from his one game benching to double and homer as the Yankees lead the Phillies 7-4 in the bottom of the seventh. Swisher scored twice the other time on a single by Andy Pettitte, his first post-season RBI. Alex Rodirguez also broke his World Series slump, homering and getting [...]

Joe Girardi has taken criticism in the playoffs but he handled game three masterfully. He sat Nick Swisher down in game two but started him last night. Joe didn’t lose confidence in Swisher and Swisher responded in a big way. He had two hits, a home run and six total bases. Then he showed trust in [...]

The new haircut didn't end Nick Swisher's postseason blahs, so maybe a seat on the bench will. Tired of waiting for Swisher to emerge from October hibernation, manager Joe Girardi last night gave Jerry Hairston Jr. a start in right field for Game ...

The Yankees are just two victories away from their 26th world title, thanks to Nick Swisher's all-around excellence in the club's 8-5 win over the Phillies in Game 3 of the World Series.

Jerry Hairston, Jr., had replaced him in the lineup Thursday night.

PHILADELPHIA -- Nick Swisher was crushed when he found out he wasn't playing in Game 2. But, in the end, it turned out to be pretty beneficial. Swisher said, after his heroics in the Yankees' 8-5 victory in Game 3 last night, that when he was benc...

William Perlman/The Star-LedgerNew York Yankees' Nick Swisher (33) is safe as he slides in under the tag of Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz (51) in 5th inning at the New York Yankees vs the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the...

PHILADELPHIA — Andy Pettitte grunted through six innings without his best stuff. Nick Swisher finally broke through. Alex Rodriguez’s first World Series hit was a clutch homer that needed a second look. And Joba Chamberlain and Damaso Marte took the ...