A.J. A-OK; Series Knotted at 1

by 67MARQUEZ on Oct 29, 2009 8:40 PM PDT

Well, what do you know; it's a Series, after all.

A masterful performance by New York starter A.J. Burnett (7IP, 4H, 1ER, 2BB, 9K) gave the Yankees new life, and long balls off the bat of Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui made a loser out of Pedro Martinez, in a much-anticipated return to the Bronx.

Matt Stairs drove in Philadelphia's only run, giving the champs a 1-0 lead that would last only until Teixeira tied it in the fourth. With a chance to be the hero, Stairs struck out to end the game against Mariano Rivera, who picked up his 38th career post-season save.

So for the second year in a row the Phillies will take their split and head home in hopes of wrapping up another title.

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in both Games 1 and 2 the starting pitching was the key

all of it was good. In Game 1 the Phillies’ starter was better, in Game 2 the Yankees’ starter was better. They were both really good games to watch. The Yankees would have been in a difficult position going into Philadelphia, had they not won at least one game at home.

And the World F’n champion Phillies — hey, splitting one of the first two games in NY, they are in a good position. It still comes down to pitching, especially the starting pitching. I imagine Andy Pettite is starting Game 3 for NY — who’s starting for Philadelphia, Hamels?

I can’t wait for Saturday!

by OaklandSi on Oct 29, 2009 9:10 PM PDT reply actions