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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Game 1: Phillies 6, Yankees 1

Posted on 11:54 AM by BDM

I knew Cliff Lee was good, but that was ridiculous.

You could see that it wasn't going to be a good night for the Yankees from the outset. Starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia walked Chase Utley his first time out, then later in the game gave up two homers to Utley. Couple that with Lee's masterful performance where he allowed only one unearned run - on a throwing error by shortstop Jimmy Rollins in the 9th inning - and the Phillies came away with the huge victory in Yankee Stadium.

But Yankees manager Joe Girardi said it best: "He can't pitch every night."

Game 2 pits former Yankee public enemy #1 Pedro Martinez against the enigmatic A.J. Burnett. Burnett was the key in the Angels series; he pitched well, and the Yankees won. If he pitches well tonight, the Yankees could avoid going down 0-2 going to Philadelphia. If not, Pedro gets another victory at the expense of the Bombers and the Phillies take one more step towards back-to-back World Series titles.

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