The Phillies got their first taste of the new Yankee Stadium — and, frankly, seemed more comfortable than the Yankees. Philadelphia hit four of the seven home runs hit in the series opener.

The 2009 World Series was all over, and the Yankees won Game Six 7-3. Pettitte won the game for the Yankees, going 4-0 in the 2009 playoffs, while Martinez took the loss.

The Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez (.969), and Phillies’ Ryan Howard (.742) and Shane Victorino (.722) all enter the World Series with 30-plus at-bats and slugging percentages over .700.

The Philadelphia Phillies were the defending world champions in 2009, facing the 26-time World Series winning New York Yankees.The Philadelphia Phillies, defending World Series champions, had ...

We should have known all along it was going to come to this: the New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Phillies, the defending champions against the team with the $200 million payroll, the new ...

MLB Yankees defeat Phillies for their 27th World Series title Updated: Nov. 05, 2009, 2:44 a.m. | Published: Nov. 05, 2009, 1:44 a.m. By The Associated Press ...

Ryan Howard said the Phillies were a better team than the New York Yankees in 2009 and just “ran out of games” trying to become back-to-back World Series champions. Howard, who last played in ...

Meanwhile, the Yankees' offense had been coming in fits and starts, that was until Tuesday night when the Bronx Bombers obliterated the Angels 10-1. So the Yankees bats appear to be coming alive ...

The Phillies traveled to the Bronx for the first game of the World Series this year and they beat the New York Yankees 6-1 behind the pitching of their ace, Cliff Lee, who went all the way.

The Yankees are barely leading the Phillies in runs scored 25-24. Pitching The Yankees and Phillies both have 4.91 ERA’s during the 2009 World Series.

The Phillies were the defending world champions, and now had a 1-0 lead in the 2009 Fall Classic as they went for a repeat title. But the Yankees would storm back to take the next three straight ...