The Philadelphia Phillies kept their season alive on Monday night with an 8-6 win over the New York Yankees. Cliff Lee went 7+ innings, giving up 5 runs. He wasn’t brilliant like he had been in his other starts this postseason, but he was good enough. He was a little better than his line, as he had a rough start to the 8th inning and left without recording an out. Chan Ho Park and Ryan Madson fought off the Yankees charge and held on for the win.
Chase Utley was clutch once again, hitting a pair of homers to bring his World Series total to 5 in as many games. Utley hit his first homerun of the night on the first pitch he saw in the 1st inning. Jimmy Rollins reached with a lead off single, and then Shane Victorino was hit by a pitch on the right hand while squaring to bunt. That set it up for Utley, and he deposited the first pitch he saw in to the right field seats.
AJ Burnett, who was pitching on 3 days rest for just the 4th time in his career, was hit hard and early. The Phillies tagged him for 6 ER in 2+ innings pitched. The Yankee bullpen did a fine job, holding the Phillies to just a pair of solo homeruns in the 7 remaining innings.
With the win, the Phillies earn the right to fight at least one more day. They head to the Bronx to take on the Yanks on Wednesday night. The Phillies will likely send Pedro Martinez to the mound to face Andy Pettitte, who will be going on short rest.
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