WS G3: Yankees @ Phillies
October 31, 2009, 7:15 pm by iYankees · 24 Comments
Lineups via LoHud:
YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada C
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF
Andy Pettitte PPitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (2-0, 2.37 postseason ERA)
PHILLIES
Jimmy Rollins SS
Shane Victorino CF
Chase Utley 2B
Ryan Howard 1B
Jayson Werth RF
Raul Ibanez LF
Pedro Feliz 3B
Carlos Ruiz C
Cole Hamels PPitching: LHP Cole Hamels (1-1, 6.75 postseason ERA)
TIME/TV: 7:57 p.m., FOX
Here are Hamels’ numbers against the Yankees, via Baseball-Reference.
Here are Pettitte’s numbers against the Phillies, via Baseball-Reference.
I think Mark Teixeira and Derek Jeter will both have big nights against Cole Hamels.
Enjoy the game. I’ll keep you posted on any possible rain delays (or postponements).
UPDATE – We’re obviously in a delay, but we should have baseball tonight.
Rain delay!
I think they should get the game in and they say the rain is suppose to roll out enough to play within an hour or so.
I think Alex breaks out in this game and Pettitte will go into the 7th strong and pick up the win.
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I’m glad A-rod hit that HR and I hope your prediction continues to come to life. A homeless guy saw my cap yesterday and was bugging me about A-rod’s strikeouts in the series. There’s something disheartening about a homeless guy ragging on your star bat. lol
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ROFL Especially when he’s homeless, you should have asked him to pose like Ryan Howard for 5 bucks… Nah that’s mean, but funny!
I can’t believe Andy tied up the game on a pretty nice hit single!
Watching Andy run the bases is so god awful haha.
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It was definitely a big relief after Melky’s strikeout.
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Yeah, Andy has done well with the bat twice this year, he came through with an RBI single in the game in Flordia against the Marlins against West I think.
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The Yankees get John Legend and the Phillies come up with the kids from glee?
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Let’s get this going! Yankees 6-4…
Pettitte- W- 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 Ks, 2 BB
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He’s given up 3 ER alright but in 1.2 IP….
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No one can field a bunt by the pitcher?
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…And Andy walks a run in…
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…and once again Damon’s arm costs us a run and he can’t even attempt a throw home to stop him because he can’t throw.
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Well it’s 5-3 right now so both teams have to score one more run to make my prediciton true, I would be more than happy for the score to stay the same on both sides until the end.
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Well it’s 6-4 in the 6th so I have a chance at getting this right if both pens hold true.
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Very liberal strike zone for Hamels in the first…
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Cano needs to be more aggressive, he is taking the first two pitches of every at bat this postseason except a handful without even a thought of a swing. He looks like he decides before the game not to swing at the first pitch, this isn’t the Cano from the regular season!
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Well the bats need to get going now because we are down 3-0 and the 2nd hasn’t ended!
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Well Andy picked the worst game possible to blow up in and has allowed 3 runs in the 2nd inning and now the Yankees have to go out and face a Cole Hamels who is building confidence and has a 3 run barrier and his control is back! This could be a long night if the bats don’t heat up!
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So Pettitte is feasting on lefties and letting righties do work and his splits would suggest the opposite would be true…
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Swisher with a big double to start the inning, Pettitte with an unexpected huge game tying RBI single, Jeter with the single, Damon with a double and Tex with a walk knocks Hamels out of the game in the 5th with 1 out and brings Alex back up to the plate with runners on 1st and 2nd to face JA Happ?
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Alex made some decent contact but Victorino looked like he wasn’t going to be burned short again!
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Nick Swisher with his first HR this postseason! I figured this would be a good game for both Swisher and Alex to get going just because none of the pitchers in this game (Hamels and Happ) can overpower you with fastballs and neither has had the best control.
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If he was going to get one it was going to be on the road.
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Pettitte with 7 strikeouts threw 5.2 IP tonight! He has gotten Howard twice, Ibanez twice and Utley twice, so much for statistics determining Andy’s future!
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At this point they would rather pitch Alex inside to the point of putting him on by hitting him rather than let him swing and he only has 1 hit in the series! Today he is 1-2 with a 2 run HR and 2 HBPs.
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