Saturday, May 23, 2009

Yankees Rally Past Phillies

On Saturday afternoon in the Bronx, the Yankees staged yet another dramatic comeback. This time it was extra special, because it was against the world champion Philadelphia Phillies and their elite closer Brad Lidge...

Entering the 9th, the Yanks trailed 4-2...

Johnny Damon led off the inning with a walk...then with Mark Teixera batting, he stole second base...then, after Teixeira struck out...

Alex Rodriguez stepped up to the plate...

And with 3 balls and 2 strikes on him, hit a clutch game-tying home run into the right field stands...

Cano followed with a single up the middle...

And that brought Melky Cabrera to the plate...

After Cano stole 2nd base...

Melky Cabrera, on a 2-1 pitch, delivered a single to right field, scoring Cano and winning the game 5-4!

Another walk-off hit for Cabrera--his 3rd of the season...

Additional Notes:

Derek Jeter had a home run in the 6th to cut the Phillies' lead to 4-2 at the time...

Andy Pettitte allowed 4 runs in 7 innings of work...Coke and Veras held the fort after that...

Tomorrow, CC Sabathia takes the hill...

Let's Go Yanks!

ESPN.com has Saturday's box score and video highlights:

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