Phillies manager Charlie Manuel decided to give the ball to closer Brad Lidge with the game tied 4-4 in the ninth inning. Lidge retired Hideki Matsui and Derek Jeter before running into trouble.
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Johnny Damon battled Brad Lidge for nine pitches and singled to right. He then stole second and alerty took third as the Phillies forgot to cover the base with the shift on for batter Mark Teixeira.
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Jorge Posada all but iced the game with a two-run single that stretched the Yankees lead to 7-4 with Mariano Rivera readying to pitch the bottom of the ninth.
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Mark Teixeira, who reached base on a hit by pitch, celebrates as he runs towards home plate to score on a single by teammate Jorge Posada in the ninth inning.
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Alex Rodriguez continued his amazing postseason with an RBI double that drove in Johnny Damon to give the Yankees a 5-4 lead.
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Alex Rodriguez raises his hands after scoring on Jorge Posada’s single.
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Mariano Rivera closes out the Phillies 1-2-3 in the ninth to put the Yankees one win from their 27th World Series championsip.
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