Utley’s two homers help Phillies survive
PHILADELPHIA (MCT) — Maybe this is just a one-night mirage, a short delay before the inevitable Yankees championship.
That part of the story is yet to be written, and could still be the narrative of one of the best World Series in recent memory.
The part we know is the Phillies beating the powerhouse Yankees 8-6 in game five on Monday, cutting the Yanks’ lead to two games.
“This isn’t a yo-yoing club,” said Ryan Madson, the Phillies reliever who got the last three outs. “We’re pretty confident, pretty calm. We went out there like we were up 3-1 in the series.”
Whether that’s delusion or confidence, it doesn’t matter now, not for the next two days when the baseball world analyzes how the Phillies overcame more of their own mistakes and at least a temporary demotion of Brad Lidge.
This one had the requisite stress, with the Yankees carving a 6-run deficit in half with Derek Jeter batting with two on and no outs in the ninth, but Madson got him to ground into a double play.
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