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Now comes hard part: Phils need 2 wins in N.Y.
The Associated Press
10:52 AM EST November 3, 2009

Now comes the hard part for the Philadelphia Phillies: winning two in a row at Yankee Stadium.

The defending champions hung on in the final game of the year at Citizens Bank Park when Derek Jeter grounded into a ninth-inning double play and Ryan Madson struck out Mark Teixeira. Monday night's 8-6 victory in Game 5 staved off World Series elimination.

After an off-day, the Series resumes Wednesday night, with New York's Andy Pettitte going on short rest against Pedro Martinez, not exactly a beloved figure in the Bronx. The chants of "Who's Your Daddy?" should be booming for Martinez, who lost 3-1 in Game 2.

"It's going to be a lot of fun. I hope we give him more run support this time," Jimmy Rollins said.

After splitting the first two games at home, the Yankees managed to take command in Philadelphia and need just one more win for title No. 27. They haven't won since 2000.

"Obviously, you want to get greedy and get all three, Alex Rodriguez said, "but we did what we had to do and got two out of three, and now we go back home."

Rodriguez did his part with two doubles and three RBIs, but that wasn't enough.

Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his Series total to a record-tying five, driving in four runs. After Rodriguez doubled in a run in the first off Cliff Lee, Utley hit a three-run homer in the bottom half against A.J. Burnett and added a solo shot in the seventh to join Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit five home runs in a single World Series.

"Obviously, it's great company," Utley said. "It's pretty surreal."

Lee got his second win of the Series, allowing five runs and seven hits in seven-plus innings. He is 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in five postseason starts.

"It's a game where I had to battle a little more than I've had to the past few games but, thankfully, we scored a lot of runs," he said. "I really couldn't care less how we got it done, just as long as we win."

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