World Series 2009 Philadelphia Phillies season

1 world series

1.1 game 1
1.2 game 2
1.3 game 3
1.4 game 4
1.5 game 5
1.6 game 6

world series

jimmy rollins predicted phillies–yankees world series in may.

the phillies played new york yankees in three-game series on memorial day weekend during regular season in may. rollins said:

how great be? world series here, against yankees?… ve proved can put on pretty show.

the yankees defeated phillies, 4 games two, win franchise s record 27th world series championship. yankees had home field advantage series, due american league victory in 2009 all-star game. in addition 27th championship new york, several records tied, extended, or broken during series, including postseason wins (andy pettitte 18), home runs in world series (utley 5), strikeouts batter in world series (howard 13), world series saves (mariano rivera 11), , rbi in single world series game (hideki matsui 6).

game 1

the 2 previous years american league cy young award winners started game: cc sabathia, yankees; , lee, phillies. sabathia, had been 3–0 in postseason date, pitched 7 innings , allowed 2 earned runs on 4 hits; lee, however, pitched complete game , allowed no earned runs go distance second time during 2009 postseason. phillies offense paced utley, walked in first inning set record of 26 consecutive postseason games reaching base, , hit solo home runs in third , sixth innings. philadelphia led 2–0 until eighth inning, when ibáñez single scored rollins , victorino, , added 2 more runs in top of ninth inning on victorino single , howard double. phillies allowed unearned run in bottom of ninth when rollins committed throwing error, tossing ball past howard @ first base , yankee dugout.

game 2

the phillies scored first second game in row in second inning; raúl ibañez hit ground rule double, , matt stairs single off of a. j. burnett drove him in. run allowed new york pitching staff. mark teixeira tied game solo home run in fourth inning, , hideki matsui broke tie in sixth another, giving yankees first lead. chan ho park allowed rbi single jorge posada after martínez put 2 baserunners on in top of seventh. burnett departed after 7 innings, replaced mariano rivera in eighth. phillies put 2 runners on walk jimmy rollins , single shane victorino 1 out in eighth. however, chase utley grounded inning-ending double play ending on close play @ first base drew controversy. rivera completed ninth inning 38th postseason save.

game 3

after 80-minute rain delay, phillies scored first in second inning jayson werth s lead-off home run followed bases-loaded walk , sacrifice fly. in fourth inning, alex rodriguez hit ball down right field line, struck camera @ fence , ruled home run after review. nick swisher opened top of fifth inning double , scored on single center field andy pettitte. jeter followed single, , both , pettite driven in johnny damon double. j. a. happ replaced hamels , allowed solo home run swisher in sixth inning. werth answered second home run of game leading off bottom of sixth. mariano rivera recorded 38th career postseason save close out yankees second consecutive win.

game 4

the yankees opened scoring in first inning 2 runs, phillies answered back-to-back doubles shane victorino , chase utley in bottom of inning. phillies tied game in bottom of fourth ryan howard singled, stole second, , scored on single pedro feliz. replays showed howard did not touch home plate slid across; however, yankees did not appeal. swisher led off fifth inning walk, scoring on single derek jeter, , melky cabrera scored on single damon. park relieved blanton in seventh , held yankees scoreless. chase utley hit third home run of series in bottom of seventh 2 outs. dámaso marte struck out howard end inning. after game-tying home run feliz, lidge entered game in ninth , gave two-out single damon. teixeira batting, damon stole second , advanced third base uncovered due pull shift against teixeira. rodriguez put yankees ahead double left field, scoring damon. posada added lead single scored teixeira, had singled, , rodriguez. mariano rivera entered in bottom of ninth , notched second save of series.

game 5

ryan madson earned first career world series save in game 5.

the yankees scored first second straight game, utley gave lead philadelphia on three-run home run. werth , ibáñez drove in utley , howard in third inning, chased starter, burnett. david robertson allowed run score on carlos ruiz groundout. eric hinske, entered pinch-hitter, scored on ground out johnny damon. utley tied reggie jackson s record home runs in world series solo home run in seventh inning, fifth of series. howard struck out 12th time in series, tying willie wilson s 1980 record strikeouts in world series. ibáñez hit solo home run chase pitcher phil coke. after being hit in hand in first inning, victorino replaced defensively in eighth inning ben francisco. lee left game after allowing 2 runs score, , park gave sacrifice fly robinson canó add earned run lee s line. ryan madson entered in ninth close game, allowing 1 run on double play earning first career world series save.

game 6

the yankees scored first when matsui hit two-run home run rodriguez on base after walk. phillies responded triple ruiz, scored on sacrifice fly rollins in top of third inning. matsui added yankee lead bases-loaded single in bottom of inning, scoring jeter , damon. martínez relieved after 4 innings durbin, allowed ground rule double jeter, later scored on teixeira single. durbin hit rodriguez , relieved happ after recording 1 out. happ allowed two-run double matsui, fifth , sixth rbi of game tied world series record rbi in single game set bobby richardson in 1960 world series.

in sixth inning, howard s home run following walk issued utley brought game 7–3. after ibáñez hit double right field, joba chamberlain relieved pettitte, allowing no further runs in inning. in top of eighth inning, dámaso marte struck out howard, set new world series record strikeouts batter in single series (13). after strikeout, marte relieved rivera in non-save situation, allowed 1 hit , 1 walk before closing out game , yankees 27th championship.