Battling Back: 2009 MLB Playoffs

Worlds Series
Yankees v. Phillies
Game 2 Recap:

Yankees 3, Phillies 1
A night after the Phillies got a dazzling pitching performance by Cliff Lee, it was the Yankees turn to dominate. A.J. Burnett was steady going seven innings and allowing just one run while Mariano Rivera pitched a two inning save that allowed the Yankees to tie the Series at 1 game a piece. The Phillies got a run off of Burnett early in the second after Raul Ibanez hit a double that just narrowly stayed fair and then Matt Stairs followed with a single that drove in Ibanez to give the Phils an early lead. But the Yankees bounced back. Mark Teixeira hit his first homerun since the ALDS, a long bomb that hit the glass enclosure in the Yankees bullpen and tied the game at one. Hideki Matsui followed in the sixth inning with a go ahead homer that put the Yanks out front for good.
WP: A.J. Burnett (1-0) LP: Pedro Martinez (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1)
Yankees Lead the Series 1-0
Next Game: Saturday, October 31 at 7:57 PM/est on FOX

News&Notes: If you missed the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys performance, click here to check it out…Even though they pretty much cancelled each other out, those two errant calls are still not good news for the already embarrassing umpiring this postseason…The Yankees replaced Nick Swisher with Jerry Hairston, Jr.…With Greg Dobbs home with the flu, the Phillies called on Matt Stairs. Which was a good thing considering he got the only Philadelphia RBI in Thursday’s game…Game 1 of the World Series had the highest ratings since 2004…Congrats to Derek Jeter who received the Roberto Clemente Award.
(Photo: Reuters)