Game 3, 4 and 5 Recap

Sorry took this long but my weekend was a little bit busy so I'll do a recap of the three games at Philadelphia all together.

Game 3

On Game 3 Andy Pettitte tooked the mound to face Cole Hamels. It wasn't a pretty game from Andy but he capped the Yankees in the Game. He trew 104 pitches leaving the game with 6 innings 4 runs and 7 strikeouts and with the win in sight. He even got his first Wolrd Series RBI with a single and then scorea a run on Damon's double ( fun fact: Jeter almost caught him on the run). For the Phillies last year Wolrd Series MVP Hamels started the Game really well but after Alex Rodriguez two run homer felt apart. He gave up 5 run in 4.1 innings with only three strikesout. The Yankees offense finally showed up and the final sxore was 8-5. Yankees was leading the Series 2-1.

Box Score Game 3

Game 4

On Game 4 Phillies manager Charles Manuel sent Blanton to face CC Sabathia who was coming of three days rest. It's wasn't a dominant performance by CC but he got out of the game with the win before Chamberlain left one on the strike zone that Pedro Feliz deposited on the Left Field seats to tie the game. After that Manuel brought Lidge for the first time in this World Series. After two quick outs he had a battle of 9 pitches with Johnny Damon before Damon hit a single to keep the game alive. On the next pitch Damon stole second base and saw that nobody was protecting the third base. He stole another one putting the go ahead run apenas 90 feets away. That maked Lidge worried and he hitted the next hitter. Teixeira got firts base with damon on third and with Rodrigues coming to plate. He lined a 1-2 pitch to left field for a double bringing Damon home and putting runners on second and third. Posada followed with a double of his one making 7-4. Game closed and the Yankees tookes a 3-1 lead at the Series.

Box Score Game 4

Game 5

On a must win game for the Phillies they broyght Lee on normal rest to face AJ Burnett on three days rest for the first time this season. The Yankees got a first lead with Rodriguez double making Damon score. But on the bottom half of the inning Aj allowed the first to hitter to get on base and then Utley hitted his fourth homer of the Series making the game 3-1 Phillies. On the third inning the Phillies got to Burnett again scoring three runs again and making AJ leave the game after just two innings. The Phillies offense showed up and on the 8 inning was 8-2 Phillies. But then the Yankees woke up and got a rally. They score three runs on the 8 thanks to another double buy Rodrigues that Ibanez couldn't get. On the ninth Madson came in for the Phillies (look likes Lidge won't show up again on this series) and the Yankees put the first twon hitters on bases. But after start the count on front 2-1 Jeter hitted a double play making Madson's life easier. Damn got a RBI single but after him Teixeira strikeout finish the game. The Phillies won 8-6 and wednesday the series go back to New York for Game 6 to a duel that I particularly was waiting: ANDY PETTITTE vs PEDRO MARTINEZ !!!!! See you guys there.

 

Box Score Game 5

Warming Up For Game 3 / Aquecendo para o Jogo 3

Just a little thing before tonight's Game 3.


Uma coisinha antes do Jogo 3 dessa noite.

The Series is even !!! Yankees takes game 2

  (picture credits Andrew Millsy/ The Star Ledge)

I'm starting to believe this series will go all the way ! Another pitchers duel. After five years since his last appearance Pedro Martinez was back to Yankees stadium. For the first time he put his feet at the mound the yankees fans let him know he was back. The chant was a Pedro's know: WHO'S YOUR DADDY???? At the beggining it didn't seen to afect Pedro. He got Jeter and Damon striking out and than got Teixeira out with a pop out. He didn't had his old fastball ( the one that use to blow hitters aways dialing 99mph) but his off speed pitches were in control. But after that the Yankees diferent from wednesday got a little more patient at the plate making Pedro trow a lot of pitches. He surrended two home runs. One to Teixeira on a 1-0 count that was a little to high and perfect to Teixeira drive to the Yankees bullpen. The other one was a pitch that got too much of the plate and Matsui sent to the right field. 2 runs on six inning was not that bad but manager Charlie Manuel made the mistake ( or not who knows) to send Pedro back to seventh inning. After two hits Pedro come out but the Yankees was able to send one of the runners home and the leed got a little bigger.

On the other side Burnett trew his most important game in pinstripes (as he recognize later at the interview). Trowing strike one almost the entire game he got ahead of hitters and was able to trow his breakball effectively for strike out. After a run scored in the second inning ( more because A-Rod could stop the ball than AJ faults) he simply didn't stop trow strikes. With his personal cacther again ( what a play by Molina to pickoff Werth on first base) his got into a rhythm and when he finally got out of the game the score were 3-1 Yankees and he trew a 7 inning 1 run 9 strikes out game living to Mariano to close the game on another 6 outs save. Game Over! Series even! And now we are going to Game 3 saturday at Phillies with a duel between Cole Hamels and Andy Pettitte ! See you there !

Boxscore of Game 2