WORLD SERIES REMATCH: Phillies vs. Yankees
Changing faces The Phillies will have 11 players on their active roster for this series who were not on the World Series roster; the Yankees will have eight.
Changing faces
The Phillies will have 11 players on their active roster for this series who were not on the World Series roster; the Yankees will have eight.
PHILLIES
Additions
Danys Baez, RHP
Jose Contreras, RHP
Roy Halladay, RHP
David Herndon, RHP
Kyle Kendrick, RHP
Jamie Moyer, LHP
J.C. Romero, LHP
Juan Castro, INF
Wilson Valdez, INF
Ross Gload, OF-1B
Placido Polanco, INF
Subtractions
Scott Eyre, LHP
Cliff Lee, LHP
Ryan Madson, RHP
Pedro Martinez, RHP
Brett Myers, RHP
Chan Ho Park, RHP
Paul Bako, C
Eric Bruntlett, OF-INF
Pedro Feliz, OF-INF
Jimmy Rollins, SS
Matt Stairs, OF
YANKEES
Additions
Sergio Mitre, RHP
Chan Ho Park, RHP
Javier Vazquez, RHP
Chad Moeller, C
Ramiro Pena, INF
Kevin Russo, INF
Curtis Granderson, OF
Marcus Thames, OF
Subtractions
Alfredo Aceves, RHP
Phil Coke, LHP
Jose Molina, C
Jerry Hairston Jr., INF
Melky Cabrera, OF
Johnny Damon, OF
Eric Hinske, OF
Hideki Matsui, DH
The money game
The Yankees have the highest payroll in baseball by a large margin. The Phillies are in the top 5.
Yankees: $207 million in 2010; $220 million in 2009
Phillies: $143 million in 2010; $138 million in 2009
Tale of the tape
Here are key stats for the Yankees and Phillies and where they rank:
OFFENSE: Yankees
Runs: 355 (1)
Home runs: 70 (7)
Average: .280 (1)
RBI: 338 (T-1)
On base pct.: .365 (1)
Slugging pct.: .445 (4)
Extra base hits: 200 (4)
Stolen bases: 42 (T-11)
Strikeouts: 414 (23)
Walks: 268 (2)
OFFENSE: Phillies
Runs: 272 (19)
Home runs: 56 (17)
Average: .258 (19)
RBI: 259 (19)
On base pct.: .329 (T-17)
Slugging pct.: .409 (T-16)
Extra base hits: 186 (23)
Stolen bases: 28 (25)
Strikeouts: 405 (25)
Walks: 205 (19)
PITCHING: Yankees
ERA: 3.82 (9)
Walks: 188 (27)
Strikeouts: 451 (T-15)
Opp. average: .311 (3)
Hits allowed: 504 (28)
Home runs allowed: 65 (T-9)
Saves: 18 (T-4)
PITCHING: Phillies
ERA: 3.94 (10)
Walks: 161 (29)
Strikeouts: 391 (25)
Opp. average: .318 (9)
Hits allowed: 540 (T-19)
Home runs allowed: 61 (T-14)
Saves: 14 (18)
DEFENSE: Yankees
Fielding pct.: .990 (2)
Errors: 24 (2)
DEFENSE: Phillies
Fielding pct.: .983 (T-13)
Errors: 38 (12)
In the Bronx
Entering tonight's game, the Phillies are 3-3 in the new Yankee Stadium, 2-1 in the regular season and 1-2 in the postseason. Here is the rundown:
REGULAR SEASON
May 22: Phillies 7, Yankees 3: In the first interleague game at the new ballpark, Raul Ibanez, Jimmy Rollins, Carlos Ruiz and Jayson Werth all homered as the Phillies won for the seventh time in eight games and snapped the Yankees' nine-game winning streak.
May 23: Yankees 5, Phillies 4: Brad Lidge allowed three runs in the ninth, on an Alex Rodriguez two-run homer and a Melky Cabrera RBI single as the Yankees earned the come-from-behind win. J.A. Happ allowed two runs in six innings.
May 24: Phillies 4, Yankees 3, 11 innings: Brad Lidge blew another save, allowing a run in the ninth, but Carlos Ruiz hit a 2-out, RBI double in the 11th inning. The win capped an 8-2 road trip for the Phillies.
WORLD SERIES
Oct. 28: Game 1, Phillies 6, Yankees 1: Cliff Lee held the Yankees scoreless for eight innings and struck out 10 in earning the complete game victory. Chase Utley hit two home runs.
Oct. 29: Game 2, Yankees 3, Phillies 1: Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui hit solo homers off Pedro Martinez, and A.J. Burnett allowed one run and four hits in 7 innings with nine strikeouts as the Yankees evened the series.
Nov. 4: Game 6, Yankees 7, Phillies 3: Hideki Matsui drove in six runs, tying Bobby Richardson's record for most RBI in a World Series game, and the Yankees clinched their 27th world championship.
Phillies vs. the AL
Here are the Phillies' records for each team in the American League since interleague play began in 1997:
Texas: 4-2, .667
White Sox: 5-4, .556
Detroit: 6-6, .500
Cleveland: 3-3, .500
Kansas City: 3-3, .500
Minnesota: 3-3, .500
YANKEES: 10-11, .476
Baltimore: 21-24, .467
Toronto: 14-16, .467
Oakland: 4-5, .444
Boston: 17-26, .393
Tampa Bay: 6-12, .333
LA Angels: 1-5, .167
Seattle: 1-5, .167
Series facts
Courtesy of baseball-reference.com, here are some facts about the history between the Phillies and the Yankees since interleague play began in 1997:
* Overall: Yankees lead, 11-10
* Longest Phillies win streak: 3 (Sept. 1-3, 1997)
* Longest Yankees win streak: 3 (June 30-July 2, 1998)
* Most Phillies runs: 11 (June 8, 1999)
* Most Yankees runs: 11 (June 9, 1999)
* Longest game: 13 innings (July 16, 2001)
* Shutouts: Phillies 1, Yankees 1
* Last visit to Philly: Yankees won two of three in June 2006