Utley hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the first inning off A.J. Burnett and added a solo shot in the seventh to join Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit five home runs in a single World Series. Philadelphia closed to 3-2 in the best-of-seven Series by replicating its winning formula from the opener, when Utley hit two solo homers and Cliff Lee pitched a six-hitter.
Ahead 8-2, the Phillies watched New York score three times in the eighth inning and put its first two batters on in the ninth.
The next game will be played tonight at Yankee Stadium, with New York’s Andy Pettite going on short rest against Pedro Martinez. The Series hasn’t gone this far since 2003.
“We had to do it,” Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins said. “We didn’t have a choice. It was either go home and watch football and college basketball or extend the season.”
Utley said it was “pretty cool” to equal Reggie Jackson’s record. “It’s pretty surreal,” he said. “I’m glad we got the win tonight. We’re going back to Yankee Stadium.” When Raul Ibanez added a second solo shot in the seventh off Phil Coke, the Phillies led 8-2.
