Frankie The Sports Guy

What a difference a game makes not only during the season, but in the World series as well.

In the first World Series game in the Bronx, Cliff Lee shut down the Yankees in a complete game effort. We could not get the bats going and although Sabathia pitched very well in his outing, his 7 innings were not enough to get the Yankees off to a good start. Cliff Lee won both the first regular season game and the first World Series game at the new Yankee Stadium. Potential trivia question?

In game 2 however the tables turned. AJ Burnett needed to pitch a good game to keep the Yankees in the series, and he threw a dandy. 7 dominant innings allowing just 1 run and striking out 9 as the Yankees crept passed Pedro and the Phillies 3-1 to even up the series going to Philadelphia. Big home runs from Teixeira and Matsui and an RBI single from Posada got the Yankees all they needed as they turned the game over in the 8th and 9th to Rivera for a 6 out save. 

Tonight the Yankees will turn to Andy Pettite as the series shifts to Philadelphia for Games 3, 4 and 5.

Prediction: Yankees win this series in 6 and get their first World Series title since 2000.