Game Four is over and the Yankees have taken a 3-1 lead in the series with Alex Rodriguez delivering the biggest hit of his career in his quest for his first ever (hopefully) World Series title. Despite chants of “You used steroids” from the Philadelphia Phillies crowd, Rodriguez delivered the go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on last night.

It’s now a commanding lead for the Yankees with Game 5 still scheduled in Philadelphia’s
Citizens Bank Park at 7:57 Pm later today. Will this be the winning game for the Yankees, or will the Phillies make it 3-2? History may not be on the Phillies’ side now. Of the 42 teams to take a 3-1 lead in the World Series, 36 went on to win the crown. The last club to overcome such a deficit was Kansas City in 1985. Will the Phillies follow Kansan City’s example? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Meanwhile, here it a recap of Game 4 while waiting for Game 5 tonight:


Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 9 1
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 8 1


Derek Jeter led the game off with a single and advanced to third base on a double by Johnny Damon. Jeter scored via a Mark Teixeira ground out and Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch. Rodriguez was hit twice the night before and the umpires issued warnings to both benches. Jorge Posada then added to the Yankees lead that inning with a sacrifice fly. The Phillies answered quickly, scoring a run on successive doubles by Shane Victorino and Chase Utley in the bottom of the first. Sabathia would intentionally walk Jayson Werth, but escaped the inning without further scoring. The Phillies tied the game in the bottom of the fourth as Ryan Howard singled, stole second, and scored on a single by Pedro Feliz. However, instant replay of the Howard’s slide showed that he did not touch home plate.

Nick Swisher walked to lead off the fifth inning and advanced to second on a Melky Cabrera single. Swisher regained the Yankee lead, scoring on a single by Derek Jeter, and Cabrera added to it scoring a run off of a Johnny Damon single. Brett Gardner replaced Melky Cabrera in center field as a defensive substitution in the bottom of the sixth inning. Chan Ho Park relieved Blanton in the seventh and held the Yankees scoreless in that inning. Chase Utley hit his third solo home run of the series in the bottom of the seventh with two outs, bringing the game to 4-3 and chasing Sabathia from the game. Damaso Marte relieved Sabathia and got the final out of the seventh without further scoring.

Ryan Madson relieved Park in the eighth and allowed a walk and a single but held the Yankees scoreless. Joba Chamberlain replaced Marte in the bottom of the inning. He struck out the first two batters he faced but allowed a game-tying home run to Pedro Feliz before closing the inning. Brad Lidge came into the game in the ninth and gave up a two-out single to Damon. Then, with Mark Teixeira batting, Damon stole second and advanced to third as the base was uncovered due to a defensive shift against Teixeira, who later was hit by the pitch advancing to first. Rodriguez then put the Yankees ahead with a double to left field, scoring Damon. Posada added to that lead with a single which scored Teixeira and Rodriguez. Mariano Rivera entered in the bottom of the ninth and saved the game for the Yankees on eight pitches for his second save of the series.

Watch the World Series Game 5 online live stream. NY Yankees or Phillies in Game 5 of World Series? The World Series Game 5 free live online stream is here, available from our usual online source of international sports events -justin.tv. The match will be covered by at least one of its many channels.

UPDATE: Here are the results and RECAP of Game 5:


Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 6 10 0
Philadelphia 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 X 8 9 0


The Yankees replaced Melky Cabrera on their postseason roster with Ramiro Pena due to his injury in Game 4, while Brett Gardner took Cabrera’s place in center field. The Yankees scored first in the first inning, with a Johnny Damon reaching base with a single and then scoring on a two-out double by Alex Rodriguez. The Phillies responded in the bottom of the inning with a single by Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino reaching after being hit by a pitch, and finally a three-run home run by Chase Utley to take the lead. The Phillies added to their lead in the third inning with Chase Utley and Ryan Howard drawing walks followed by RBI singles by Jayson Werth and Raul Ibanez. A. J. Burnett was relieved by David Robertson with no outs in the inning who allowed another run to score on a Carlos Ruiz ground out before the inning was over.

Robertson held the Phillies scoreless
for a second inning in the fourth. Jorge Posada entered as a pinch hitter the fifth inning for Jose Molina and ground out. Eric Hinske then pinch hit for Robertson and walked, advanced to third on a Derek Jeter single, and scored on a ground out by Johnny Damon. Alfredo Aceves entered as the new Yankee pitcher in the bottom of the fifth. The first batter he faced, Jayson Werth, hit a deep drive to center field but it was caught for an out by Brett Gardner who collided into the outfield wall to complete the play. Aceves completed the inning without a run scoring, inducing ground outs from Raul Ibanez and Carlos Ruiz. Phil Coke relieved Aceves in the seventh inning and helped two Phillies players tie World Series records. First, Chase Utley tied Reggie Jackson’s record for most home runs in a World Series with a solo home run, his fifth of the series. Coke then struck out Ryan Howard, Howard’s 12th strikeout for the series, tying Willie Wilson’s record for most strikeouts in a World Series. Finally, Coke was driven from the game after allowing another solo home run, this time to Raul Ibanez, and was relieved by Phil Hughes.

Shane Victorino was replaced defensively in the eighth inning by Ben Francisco. Phillies starter Cliff Lee was driven from the game after allowing a single to Johnny Damon followed by a double for Mark Teixeira and a double by Alex Rodriguez that scored both runners. Chan Ho Park relieved Lee and induced a ground out from Nick Swisher which advanced Rodriguez to third base who scored on a sacrifice fly by Robinson Cano. Ryan Madson entered in the ninth to close the game, allowing a double to Jorge Posada and a single to Hideki Matsui without recording an out. Batting with men on first and third base Derek Jeter grounded into a double play, allowing Posada to score but emptying the bases. Johnny Damon would single to bring Mark Teixeira to bat as the potential tying run, but Madson struck Teixeira out to record his first World Series save.

If you like this post, then please consider subscribing to my RSS feed. You can also subscribe by email and have new posts sent directly to your inbox. © iNewsCatcher

Disclaimer: The author claims full ownership of all articles herein but DOES NOT claim ownership of all photos/videos/lyrics posted on this site. If the respective copyright owners wish for their photos to be taken down, feel free to e-mail me or leave a comment below and these will be taken down immediately.