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World Series Game 2Yankees vs. Phillies
Yankee Stadium - Bronx, NY
Game Time: 7:57 p.m.
TV: FOX | Radio: WCBS 880
YANKEES (0-1)
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Hideki Matsui DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Jerry Hairston RF
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C
Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (0-0, 4.42 ERA)
PHILLIES (1-0)
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Matt Stairs DH
Pedro Feliz 3B
Carlos Ruiz C
Pitching: RHP Pedro Martinez (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
- Jerry Hairston Jr. starts in place of Nick Swisher. Swisher had been 11 for his last 77, and Hairston is 10-for-27 lifetime agianst Pedro Martinez. I'll say this now; I have no problem with this lineup at all.
Yankees vs. Martinez
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| D. Jeter | 86 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 22 | .256 | .347 | .395 | .742 |
| J. Posada | 60 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 33 | .183 | .290 | .450 | .740 |
| A. Rodriguez | 55 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 19 | .291 | .350 | .382 | .732 |
| E. Hinske | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | .267 | .303 | .367 | .670 |
| H. Matsui | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .143 | .200 | .250 | .450 |
| J. Hairston Jr. | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .370 | .433 | .519 | .952 |
| J. Damon | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .200 | .259 | .200 | .459 |
| R. Cano | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| J. Molina | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
| M. Teixeira | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| M. Cabrera | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| N. Swisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 344 | 79 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 33 | 107 | .230 | .303 | .358 | .660 |
Phillies vs. Burnett
| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| J. Rollins | 43 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | .256 | .340 | .395 | .735 |
| C. Utley | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | .286 | .348 | .524 | .872 |
| R. Ibanez | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .267 | .294 | .333 | .627 |
| P. Feliz | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .200 | .333 |
| P. Bako | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 | .333 | .286 | .619 |
| R. Howard | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .667 | .833 |
| M. Stairs | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .273 | .333 | .818 | 1.152 |
| J. Werth | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .143 | .333 | .571 | .905 |
| S. Victorino | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .500 | .667 |
| G. Dobbs | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .667 | .714 | .833 | 1.548 |
| C. Ruiz | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| B. Francisco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 |
| Totals | 156 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 41 | .263 | .324 | .481 | .804 |
News & Notes
- At 103-59 the Yankees had the best record in all of baseball. And at 57-24 they had the best home record in the majors.
- At 93-69 the Phillies had the second best record in the National League behind the Dodgers. They also went 48-33 on the road, tying them with the Angels for the best road record in baseball.
- A.J. Burnett has faced the Phillies 17 times (16 as a starter), and is 5-8, with a 4.75 ERA. He faced them one time this season, losing on May 22nd at the stadium. In 6 innings he allowed 5 earned runs on 8 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7. He also allowed three home runs.
- In 32 starts against the Yankees, Pedro Martinez is 11-11, with a 3.20 ERA. The last time he faced the Yankees was back on 6/27/08 as a member of the Mets. In 5.2 innings that night he allowed 6 ER on 6 hits, walked 5, and struck out 4 in a loss.
In 14 games (12 starts) in the postseason Martinez is 6-2, with a 3.13 ERA. The last time he defeated the Yankees in the postseason was game 3 of the 1999 ALCS.
- The Phillies took two of the three meetings with the Yankees this season in Bronx.
- Congrat to Derek Jeter for winning the Roberto Clemente Award for community service. He's the first Yankee to do so since Don Baylor in 1985.
- After having their performance postponed yesterday, Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will perform "Empire State of Mind" prior to tonight's game 2.
- In honor of A.J. Burnett's huge start tonight here's a little Fever Dream for the movie "300". This is the song they play when Burnett takes the mound at the stadium:
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