NY Yankees (0-0) at Philadelphia (0-0)

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Hoping to clinch, Burnett up for Game 5

Anthony DiComo / MLB.com
All year, A.J. Burnett has talked about how he feeds off CC Sabathia, how his goal is to match the Yankees' ace in every way he can. So when Sabathia came back on short rest to pitch Game 4 of the World Series at Citizens Bank Park, thus opening the door for Burnett to do the same in Game 5, the right-hander was not about to say no.
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Yankees probable pitcher

A.J. Burnett

  • #34 RHP
  • (1-0) 1.29 ERA 9 SO
After a rocky first three innings in Game 2 in which he threw 61 pitches, Burnett settled down in his first World Series start and was near unhittable, outdueling Phillies starter Pedro Martinez as the Yankees won, 3-1, to even the Classic at a game apiece. Burnett struck out nine and walked two while turning in his third quality start in four postseason outings. He is 1-0 with a 3.55 ERA in those contests, but take out one bad first inning against the Angels and his ERA is a sterling 2.13.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 100-85 3.84 1583.1 665 1473 .236
Season 13-9 4.04 207.0 97 195 .247
Vs. Philadelphia 0-1 7.50 6.0 2 7 .320

Series at a Glance

Standings - 11/02/2009 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Yankees (AL East) 103 59 .636 - 57-24 46-35
Philadelphia Phillies (NL East) 93 69 .574 - 45-36 48-33
Stats - 11/02/2009 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYY .283 915 244 881 111 1014 4.26 1450.0 1386 574 1260
PHI .258 820 224 788 119 1155 4.16 1455.2 1479 489 1153
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In must-win situation, Phillies turn to Lee

Mark Bowman / MLB.com
While fans will debate the decision not to start Cliff Lee in Game 4 of the World Series, the Phillies can only focus on the optimism that remains via the fact that with their season on the line, a fully rested Lee will take the mound Monday night in a must-win Game 5.
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Phillies probable pitcher

Cliff Lee

  • #34 LHP
  • (1-0) 0.00 ERA 10 SO
The Phillies pin their World Series championship hopes on left-hander Cliff Lee, who has been incredible this postseason. He is 3-0 with a 0.54 ERA in four postseason starts. That is the best ERA of any pitcher in a single postseason who has pitched 30 or more innings. It is the seventh-best single postseason ERA of all time. Lee threw a complete game against the Yankees in Game 1. He allowed no earned runs and no walks and struck out 10 to pick up the 6-1 victory. They don't need perfection, but they need something close from him if the Phillies are going to extend the Series and send it back to New York for Game 6 on Wednesday.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 90-52 3.97 1196.2 332 900 .263
Season 14-13 3.22 231.2 43 181 .272
Vs. NY Yankees 1-1 3.00 12.0 5 9 .320

Yankees hitters vs Cliff Lee
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Cabrera, Melky - - - - .273 11 1 1
Cano, Robinson .400 5 0 0 .222 18 0 1
Cervelli, Francisco - - - - - - - -
Corona, Reegie - - - - - - - -
Gardner, Brett .400 5 0 0 .250 12 0 0
Jackson, Austin - - - - - - - -
Jeter, Derek .429 7 0 1 .407 27 0 5
Miranda, Juan - - - - - - - -
Nunez, Eduardo - - - - - - - -
Pena, Ramiro - - - - - - - -
Posada, Jorge .500 6 1 1 .286 21 2 5
Rodriguez, Alex .000 2 0 0 .333 15 2 6
Russo, Kevin - - - - - - - -
Swisher, Nick .500 4 0 1 .333 18 0 1
Teixeira, Mark .200 5 0 1 .391 23 1 6

Phillies hitters vs A.J. Burnett
Regular Season stats only

  2009 2004-2008
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Berry, Quintin - - - - - - - -
Dobbs, Greg - - - - .667 6 0 2
Francisco, Ben - - - - .000 3 0 0
Howard, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .167 12 2 2
Ibanez, Raul .500 2 0 0 .231 13 0 2
Mayberry, John - - - - - - - -
Rollins, Jimmy .333 3 1 1 .259 27 1 2
Ruiz, Carlos 1.000 3 1 2 1.000 3 1 2
Utley, Chase .000 2 0 0 .286 21 1 5
Victorino, Shane .333 3 0 0 .167 6 0 0
Werth, Jayson .333 3 1 2 .143 7 1 2

Phils cut to the Chase (3-2) (2-3)

Phillies 8, Yankees 6

Yanks hit road block

Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
Tasked with pitching the Yankees to a Series-clinching Game 5 win, A.J. Burnett struggled mightily and left in the third inning. Alex Rodriguez doubled twice and plated three runs, but the Yankees must now head home to finish off their 27th World Series championship.
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Utley on a power trip

Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
The Phillies rode Chase Utley's record-tying fourth and fifth homers of the World Series and another sparkling start by Cliff Lee to force the Fall Classic back to the Bronx down, 3-2. Utley's homer output has equaled Reggie Jackson's historic display in 1977 for the Yankees.
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Phillies 8, Yankees 6

NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jeter, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .364
Damon, LF 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .381
Teixeira, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .105
Rodriguez, A, 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .222
Swisher, RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .167
Cano, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .167
Gardner, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Molina, J, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Posada, PH-C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .313
Burnett, A, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  Robertson, D, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hinske, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  Aceves, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  c-Hairston, J, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
  Coke, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hughes, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  d-Matsui, H, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .556
Totals 35 6 10 5 3 4 11  

a-Grounded out for Molina, J in the 5th. b-Walked for Robertson, D in the 5th. c-Flied out for Aceves, A in the 7th. d-Singled for Hughes, P in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Rodriguez, A 2 (3, Lee, Cl, Lee, Cl), Teixeira (1, Lee, Cl), Posada (1, Madson).
TB: Jeter; Damon 3; Teixeira 2; Rodriguez, A 4; Cano; Posada 2; Matsui, H.
RBI: Rodriguez, A 3 (6), Damon (4), Cano (1).
2-out RBI: Rodriguez, A.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano; Teixeira 2.
SF: Cano.
GIDP: Jeter.
Team RISP: 2-for-8.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
DP: (Cano-Jeter-Teixeira).
 
Philadelphia AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Rollins, SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .263
Victorino, CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .167
  Francisco, B, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Utley, 2B 3 3 2 4 1 0 0 .333
Howard, 1B 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 .158
Werth, RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .294
Ibanez, LF 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .250
Feliz, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .211
Ruiz, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250
Lee, Cl, P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333
  Park, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Stairs, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
  Madson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 8 9 8 4 7 11  

a-Grounded into a double play for Park in the 8th.

BATTING
HR: Utley 2 (5, 1st inning off Burnett, A, 2 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Coke, 0 on, 0 out), Ibanez (1, 7th inning off Coke, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Rollins 2; Utley 8; Werth; Ibanez 5; Ruiz; Lee, Cl.
RBI: Utley 4 (8), Werth (3), Ibanez 2 (4), Ruiz (2).
2-out RBI: Ibanez.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rollins; Victorino.
GIDP: Stairs.
Team RISP: 3-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Utley (1, 2nd base off Burnett, A/Molina, J).

FIELDING
DP: (Rollins-Utley-Howard).
 
NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burnett, A (L, 1-1) 2.0 4 6 6 4 2 1 7.00
Robertson, D 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Aceves, A 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Coke 0.2 2 2 2 0 1 2 13.50
Hughes, P 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16.20
 
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lee, Cl (W, 2-0) 7.0 7 5 5 3 3 0 2.81
Park 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Madson (S, 1) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.25

Burnett, A pitched to 4 batters in the 3rd.
Lee, Cl pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

WP: Aceves, A.
HBP: Victorino (by Burnett, A).
Pitches-strikes: Burnett, A 53-28, Robertson, D 27-17, Aceves, A 19-14, Coke 19-11, Hughes, P 12-10, Lee, Cl 112-70, Park 11-7, Madson 24-14.
Groundouts-flyouts: Burnett, A 3-1, Robertson, D 3-1, Aceves, A 3-2, Coke 0-1, Hughes, P 3-0, Lee, Cl 9-9, Park 1-2, Madson 2-0.
Batters faced: Burnett, A 15, Robertson, D 7, Aceves, A 7, Coke 4, Hughes, P 4, Lee, Cl 31, Park 3, Madson 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Robertson, D 2-1, Park 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Jeff Nelson. LF: Brian Gorman. RF: Mike Everitt.
Weather: 50 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 5 mph, R to L.
T: 3:26.
Att: 46,178.
November 2, 2009

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