World Series Game Capsule
(Wednesday, November 4th)
Final Score: NY Yankees 7, Philadelphia 3
Bronx, NY (Sports Network) - Hideki Matsui's monster night at the plate was
capped by the Yankees swarming the infield for a boisterous celebration of
their unprecedented 27th World Series title, including the first for Alex
Rodriguez. Matsui tied a World Series record with six RBI in one game, Andy
Pettitte threw into the sixth inning for his postseason-record 18th win and
New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, to clinch the World Series
championship in six games. Fittingly, the game ended with the playoff's best
closer of all-time on the mound as Mariano Rivera retired Shane Victorino on a
ground ball to second base. Matsui belted a two-run homer in the second inning
and added a two-run single in the third, both off Pedro Martinez, and then
drilled a two-run double off J.A. Happ in the fifth. The six RBI equals the
mark set by the Yankees' Bobby Richardson in an October 8, 1960 Game 3 victory
against Pittsburgh. It was a record-setting World Series for Phillies first
baseman Ryan Howard, but one which he'd like to forget. Howard, who hit a two-
run homer off Pettitte in the sixth inning, went 4-for-23 with a World Series-
record 13 strikeouts over the six games. The Phillies were trying to become
the first back-to-back NL champion since Cincinnati in 1975-76. Martinez
(0-2), the losing pitcher in Game 2, left after giving up three hits
and four runs over four frames.
11/05 00:00:58 ET
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