Nov 04 2009
Yankees Win World Series
Behind a solid effort on short rest by Andy Pettitte and Series Most Valuable Player Hideki Matsui’s six RBI, New York won Game 6 of the World Series, 7-3, over Philadelphia. The Yankees won their 27th World Series and stopped the Phillies’ attempt to win consecutive Major League Baseball titles.
Pettitte lasted 5 2/3 innings in his first postseason game pitching on three days rest since 2002. He allowed three runs on four hits. New York scored all its runs in the first five innings. Four of them were scored against Philadelphia started Pedro Martinez, who had five days rest. Martinez allowed four runs in four innings and left the game trailing, 4-1. Phillie reliever Chad Durbin permitted three runs in the fifth inning and Philadelphia was in a six-run hole that proved to be too much to overcome. Mariano Rivera got the last five outs for New York.
In the NHL, Buffalo blanked the New York Islanders, 3-0. New Jersey edged Washington, 3-2. San Jose beat Columbus in a shootout, 3-2. Florida whitewashed Carolina, 3-0. Calgary squeaked past Dallas in overtime, 3-2. Colorado eased past Phoenix, 4-1.
Nick Watney scorched the first round of the WGC Champions for a 64 in Shanghai. Ryan Moore, Martin Kaymer and Shane Lowry trail by two strokes. Tiger Woods is tied for fifth place, three shots behind Watney.
Las Vegas (2-2) thrashed host New York (0-4), 41-10 in a UFL game. Bowling Green (4-5, 3-2 Mid-American Conference) scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally past host Buffalo (3-6, 1-4), 30-29.
Meb Keflezighi became Sunday the first American to win the New York CIty Marathon since Alberto Salazar in 1982. Derartu Tulu became the first woman from Ethiopia to win in New York.
