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Matsui's blast sends Series to Philadelphia all tied up

Associated Press

Thursday, October 29, 2009

NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui shook the New York Yankees from their lumber slumber and sent the World Series to Philadelphia all tied up. Teixeira and Matsui hit solo homers off familiar foe Pedro Martinez, backing a sharp performance by A.J. Burnett and giving the Yankees a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 on Thursday night. "After yesterday, getting a win today was big," Teixeira said. A night after getting stopped by Cliff Lee in the opener 6-1, the Yank ...

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