Ceremonial first pitch of the World Series with Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, and Yogi Berra watching
First Lady Michelle Obama and Second Lady Jill Biden escorted former Yankees catcher and World War II veteran Yogi Berra to the mound, where the ceremonial first pitch was thrown by a veteran of the
Iraq War .[68] The Phillies' Ryan Howard got the first hit of the 2009 World Series by doubling in the first inning.[69] Howard was stranded in the first and the game was scoreless after two innings. [69] The Phillies scored first with a two-out home run by Chase Utley in the top of the third inning. [69] Through the first five innings, Philadelphia starting pitcher Cliff Lee allowed no runs and three hits, striking out seven Yankees batters.[69] In the top of the sixth, Utley hit another home run to give the Phillies a 2–0 lead. [69] The starting pitchers Lee and CC Sabathia continued to pitch until the top of the eighth when Sabathia was replaced by
Phil Hughes. [69] Hughes walked the first two batters and was replaced by Dámaso Marte . [69] Marte got two quick outs and was relieved by David Robertson, who walked Jayson Werth and gave up a two-run single to Raúl Ibañez. [69] The Phillies added two more runs in the ninth with an RBI single by Shane Victorino and an RBI double by Howard. [69] Lee finished with a complete game allowing one unearned run on six hits and striking out ten batters, not walking any of the hitters he faced. [69]
Lee's pitching performance made history in several ways:[70]
This was the fourth postseason start of Lee's career. In all four starts, he went at least seven innings and gave up no more than one earned run. The only other starting pitcher ever to begin his postseason career with four such starts was Christy Mathewson .
He was also the first left-handed starter to beat the Yankees in The Bronx to open a World Series since Sandy Koufax in
1963 .
He was the first starting pitcher to throw a complete game without giving up an earned run against the Yankees in Game 1 of a postseason series.
Lee was the first pitcher ever to strike out at least ten, walk no one, and give up no earned runs in a World Series start.
Game 2
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, pictured during the 2007 regular season, pitched two scoreless innings in Game 2 for the save.
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