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Show StatesmanSports Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 Page 11 Yanks beat Phillies to even series, 1-1. NEW YORK (AP) – Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their lumber slumber and sent the World Series to Philadelphia all tied up. 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. “Every game in the World Series is a must win,” Teixeira said. “After yesterday, getting a win today was big.” A night after getting stopped by Cliff Lee in the opener 6-1, the Yanks bounced back from an early deficit and won in the Series for the first time since taking a 2-1 lead against Florida in 2003. After a day off, Game 3 will be at Philadelphia on Saturday night. The Phillies had been hoping for more than a split but were content. “I guess I’ll have to be,” manager Charlie Manuel said. Light-hitting Matt Stairs put the Phillies on top with an RBI single in the second. Burnett then used a biting curveball to keep Philadelphia from advancing another runner past second base against him. Teixeira, in an 8-for-44 (.182) postseason slump, tied the score when he led off the fourth with a drive into the Yankees bullpen in right field. Matsui then put New York ahead with two outs in the sixth, reaching down for a curveball below his knees and driving it a few rows into the seats in right. Burnett got his first win following three postseason no-decisions for the Yankees, allowing four hits in seven innings and retiring his last eight batters. He struck out nine, – including Ryan Howard three times – and started his first 11 hitters with strikes, nine of them looking. Burnett kept his control, walking two, one of them intentional. “The fact I was aggressive getting first-pitch strikes was huge,” Burnett said. Mariano Rivera got six outs for his 38th postseason save, his 10th in World Series play. After the Phillies put two on with one out in the eighth, Game 1 star Chase Utley grounded into an inning-ending double play. He fanned Howard looking starting the ninth – the Philadelphia slugger’s first four-strikeout game since July 21 – then struck out Stairs with a runner at second to end it. Philadelphia, seeking to become the NL’s first repeat Series champion since the 1975-76 Reds, lost for just the fifth time in 22 postseason games. The Phillies managed three runs in 14 innings off two starters, CC Sabathia and Burnett. New York won despite getting nothing from Alex Rodriguez. After carrying The New York yankees celebrate after winning game two of the World Series Thursday night. The Yankees tied up the series after losing the first game. Game three will be in Philadelphia Saturday. AP photo the Yankees in the playoffs against the Twins and Angels, he is 0 for 8 in his year-old Burnett, fooling the Yankees and Melky Cabrera put runners at the against Martinez (10 for 27) but had first Series appearance and struck out with breaking pitches of 70-75 mph. corners and no outs in the seventh, not faced him since 2004. three times for the second straight night. In his first Series start since winning Martinez came out, pointing at the Philadelphia broke on top for the When the Series resumes, Cole Game 3 for Boston five years ago, he sky, tapping a fist on his heart and second straight game. Raul Ibanez Hamels starts Game 3 for the Phillies allowed three runs and six hits in sixsmiling at the crowd. blooped an opposite-field double just against Andy Pettitte in an all-lefty plus innings, striking out eight and Jorge Posada pinch hit for Jose on the left-field line with two outs matchup. Both teams will be making the walking two. Molina and singled up the middle off in the second. Stairs, who took over trip through New Jersey by train. There were a few muted chants of Chan Ho Park for a 3-1 lead. at designated hitter when Ibanez Twenty-eight of the 53 teams that “Who’s Your Daddy?” but nothing like Several moves by Yankees manager shifted from DH to left in place of Ben won Game 2 to tie the Series went on to the booming taunts that serenaded Joe Girardi paid off. Francisco, followed with a one-hop win the title – but just one of the last six, Martinez when he came to New York Molina made his fourth straight single off the glove of Rodriguez at the 2002 Angels. in his final weeks with Boston in 2004. postseason start as Burnett’s personal third. A-Rod could have come up with There was another umpiring contro- That was after he famously said, “I catcher and picked off Jayson Werth at the smash by Stairs, who had been in a versy. With two on and one out in the just tip my hat and call the Yankees first base after a leadoff single in the 4-for-51 (.078) slide dating to July 1. seventh, first base ump Brian Gorman my daddy” following a loss at Fenway fourth – the Phillies next-to-last baserSince June 25, Stairs’ only RBIs ruled Howard reached down, caught Park. unner off Burnett. had been on a solo home run against Johnny Damon’s liner and turned a dou“I knew it was going to be crazy,” Hairston made his first postseason Pittsburgh on July 11 and a grand slam ble play. A slow-motion replay appeared Burnett said. “I knew he was going to start for the Yankees as the replaceat Washington on Sept. 10. to show the first baseman gloved the be on his game. I focus on myself, but ment for Nick Swisher, batting just Ibanez made a diving catch on ball on a short hop. you can’t help but watch his game. It’s .114 (4 for 35) in the postseason. Robinson Cano with a runner at first The always entertaining Martinez, the funnest I’ve had on the field.” Hairston, who hadn’t started in right in the second to prevent a possible RBI pitching four days past his 38th birthAfter singles by Jerry Hairston Jr. field since July 21, had good numbers double. day, was nearly as effective as the 32- November 5th 7:00pm-10:00pm November 6th 9:00am-10:00pm November 7th 9:00am-8:00pm The USU women’s volleyball snapped an eight set and three game losing streak Thursday night by beating the Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters in straight sets. patrick oden photo Sweep: Ags win in straight-sets -continued from page 9 .237 in the set. had a .250 (16-5-44) percentage. The second set turned out to be the highest Utah State finished the night with a .323 scoring set for the Aggies this season when they (60-17-133) hitting percentage while holding fought back from 15-20 deficit to win 31-29. Louisiana Tech to a .206 (40-14-126) hitting perThe close set kept the 650 attending Aggie fans centage. USU had 18 more digs (64-46) and four on their feet while USU tied the set at 24, 25, more service aces (5-1), while the Lady Techsters 26, went ahead at 27 and had 1.5 more team blocks “One thing we as a 28, fell into a tie again at 29 (9.0-7.5) and one fewer and scored two consecutive service errors (3-2) in the team are really big points for the close win. match. on is defending the Durrant had seven kills in “One thing we as Spectrum. We realthe set while McArthur had a team are really big on is eight. Freshman Josselyn defending the Spectrum,” ly needed this win White had five of her nine Dubose said. “We feel we’re to jump start us match kills in the second set. a good team and we think into this last part White hit a .500 percentage we’re really good at home, of the season.” with nine kills and no errors we really needed this win on 18 attempts. USU outhit – USU head volleyball to jump start us into this the Techsters .348 (23-7-46) part of the season, and coach Grayson Dubose last to .311 (19-5-45), respeceven though it’s Halloween tively. on Saturday and all the “To be able to come back students will be getting in that second game and show as much characready for the HOWL we would really appreciate ter and heart as we did I was real proud of those getting another great crowd out. We really need girls,” Dubose said. “They made a real concerted that great home court environment that the effort to make sure they were just going to grind student’s have developed. out the win.” The Aggie spikers return to the Spectrum The Aggies dominated the third set, only Saturday night at 7 p.m. against one of the allowing Louisiana Tech to climb within one WAC’s best team’s New Mexico State. point two times after being tied at 3-3. The – c.h.j@aggiemail.usu.edu Aggie defense held the Lady Techsters to a .070 hitting percentage (9-6-43) while USU’s offense |