yankees phillies game 3 score

Oct. 29: New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter leaps over Philadelphia Phillies’ Shane Victorino as he throws to first on ground out double play in Game 2. [1]

Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui helped rally the Yankees with solo homers off familiar foe Pedro Martinez, and Burnett’s biting curveball frustrated Philadelphia in a 3-1 victory Thursday night. [2]

Armed with a filthy curveball he was able to throw for strikes, Burnett earned his October pinstripes by allowing the Phillies a run and four hits across seven innings, and Rivera supplied two shutout relief frames to even the World Series with a 3-1, Game 2 victory that was witnessed by a Yankee Stadium crowd of 50,181. [3]

And with the variables that had to line up for them to even their series with the Philadelphia Phillies at a game apiece, it was worth asking whether they could pull it off. [4]

A.J. Burnett allowed just one run in seven innings to help the Yankees even the Series at 1-1. [5]

A.J. Burnett strikes out nine and Mariano Rivera pitches the 8th and 9th as the Yankees even the series at one game. [6]

Singers Alicia Keys, left, and Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter leave the field at Yankee Stadium after performing before Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York. [7]

New York and Philadelphia players react to Yankee pitcher A.J. Burnett’s strong performance in Game 2 of the World Series. [5]

A.J. Burnett took a page from Cliff Lee’s how-to manual and backed by a few key hits and a sharp pickoff throw, New York drew even with the Phillies at one game apiece. [2]

New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte prepares to deliver a pitch during the second inning of Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday. [8]

They had to beat old nemesis Pedro Martinez, rejuvenated as a second-half pickup and coming off one of his finest postseason starts in the National League Championship Series. [4]

NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their lumber slumber and sent the World Series to Philadelphia all tied up. [7]

Mark Teixeira’s fourth-inning solo shot gets Yankees on board en route to victory in Game 2. [6]

NEW YORK - Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their lumber slumber and sent the World Series to Philadelphia all tied up. [9]

Teixeira and Matsui hit solo homers off familiar foe Pedro Martinez, backing a sharp performance by A.J. Burnett and giving the Yankees a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 on Thursday night. [7]

Sources:
[1] Yankees Beat Phillies, 3-1, Tie World Series - Local News
[2] Yankees Tie World Series, Beat Phillies 3-1 : NPR
[3] Game 2: Yankees 3, Phillies 1
[4] Burnett gets Yankees even in World Series - Washington Times
[5] Series even: Burnett outduels Yankees nemesis Martinez
[6] A.J. Burnett owns Philadelphia Phillies as New York Yankees
[7] Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees - Recap - October
[8] Andy Pettitte leads Yankees past Phillies in Game 3
[9] World Series Game 2: Yankees Beat Phillies 3-1

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