Phillies’ Blog The Good Phight knows a good pitching performance when it sees one. They watched Cliff Lee pitch them to a Game 1 victory. They also watched A.J. Burnett throw a great game to beat them Thursday night:
Phillies Blog: Two Games, Two Great Pitching Performances
A.J. Burnett, the Yankees’ erratic free agent acquisition, pitched the game of his life tonight, going seven strong innings, allowing just four hits, striking out nine and walking only two. He allowed just one run, on a smash RBI single off the glove of Alex Rodriguez, scoring Raul Ibanez from second base in the top of the second inning. The Phillies did a decent job making Burnett throw pitches in the early going, but as the game progressed, he became virtually unhittable. Burnett benefited from a wide plate, and the Phillies hitters failed to adjust — in the later innings, Burnett dropped curveball after curveball on the outside corner, but the Phillies left-handed hitters failed to change their approach.
Game 3 will feature Andy Pettitte vs. Cole Hamels. Which one will be the hero to break the tie?
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