Tonight did not start out great for the Yankees as they fell behind 3-0 to the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Jason Werth connected for the first of his two home runs on the night and they later added two more due to some shoddy fielding by the Yankees on a Cole Hamels bunt play. Pettitte and Posada seemed confused and the ball went unfielded and Hamels reached to load the bases with no outs. Pettitte was able to minimize the damage to two runs, but the Phillies were ahead 3-0 with Hamels cruising.

In the fourth Texeira walked and A-Rod hit a ball down the right field line which appeared to hit the top of the wall. However, the replay showed that the ball hit the camera which was hanging over the fence. The umpires reviewed the play and it was called a home run and the Yankees were within a run at 3-2. Pettitte delivered a single with Swisher on second to tie the score and Damon added a two run double up the right center field alley to give the Yankees the lead at 5-3.

Nick Swisher would add a home run to give the Yankees a three run lead at 6-3, but Werth connected for his second home run to pull the Phillies back to within two runs at 6-4. The Yankees would add two more on an RBI single from Posada and a pinch hit home run from Hideki Matsui.

Joba Chamberlain and Damaso Marte pitched the seventh and eighth innings without any trouble and since the game was not a save situation Phil Hughes was called upon to close out the game.

Hughes retired Pedro Feliz but Carlos Ruiz took him deep to make the score 8-5 and Mo was summoned.

Rivera made quick work of Matt Stairs with a weak ground ball to second and then retired Jimmy Rollins on a weak pop up to A-Rod to end the game. Rivera's postseason ERA remains at 0.76.

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