WhatIfSports.com's 2009 World Series Predictions
       
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World Series Game 1
10/28/09 PM2
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1
Philadelphia Phillies
C.Sabathia enters the game to pitch.  
  J.Rollins grounds out to 3B.  
  S.Victorino grounds out to 2B.  
  C.Utley strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0
New York Yankees 0 0 0
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New York Yankees
C.Lee enters the game to pitch.  
  D.Jeter grounds a single to LCF.
DP J.Damon draws the walk.
DP M.Teixeira strikes out on a ball out of the zone.
DP A.Rodriguez smacks a 3-run homer to CF that barely clears the wall.  
  J.Posada strikes out swinging.  
  H.Matsui strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
Philadelphia Phillies 0 0 0
New York Yankees 3 2 0
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2
Philadelphia Phillies
  R.Howard strikes out swinging.  
  J.Werth takes ball four.
DP R.Ibanez hits a shallow flyout to RF.
B.Francisco hits a bloop double down the leftfield line. J.Werth scores.
  P.Feliz hits a shallow flyout to LF.
Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 0
New York Yankees 3 2 0
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New York Yankees
  R.Cano swings and misses for strike 3.  
  N.Swisher grounds out to 3B.  
  M.Cabrera hits an infield single to SS.
  D.Jeter strikes out swinging.
Philadelphia Phillies 1 1 0
New York Yankees 3 3 0
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3
Philadelphia Phillies
  C.Ruiz walks.
DP J.Rollins strikes out swinging.
DP S.Victorino hits a triple. C.Ruiz scores.
II C.Utley is drilled in the leg by a pitch.
DP R.Howard grounds to 1B. They get the force at 2B, but the batter beats the throw to 1B to avoid the DP. S.Victorino scores.
  J.Werth swings and misses for strike 3.
Philadelphia Phillies 3 2 0
New York Yankees 3 3 0
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3
New York Yankees
  J.Damon lines out to 3B.  
  M.Teixeira lines out to 3B.  
  A.Rodriguez lines out to 1B.  
Philadelphia Phillies 3 2 0
New York Yankees 3 3 0
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4
Philadelphia Phillies
  R.Ibanez strikes out looking.  
  B.Francisco hits a shallow flyout to LCF.  
  P.Feliz grounds out to 3B.  
Philadelphia Phillies 3 2 0
New York Yankees 3 3 0
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4
New York Yankees
  J.Posada strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
  H.Matsui strikes out swinging.  
  R.Cano grounds out to 3B.  
Philadelphia Phillies 3 2 0
New York Yankees 3 3 0
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5
Philadelphia Phillies
  C.Ruiz swings and misses for strike 3.  
  J.Rollins grounds out to 3B.  
  S.Victorino lines out to SS.  
Philadelphia Phillies 3 2 0
New York Yankees 3 3 0
5
5
New York Yankees
  N.Swisher flies out to deep CF.  
  M.Cabrera flies out to CF.  
  D.Jeter hits an infield single to 1B.
  J.Damon is frozen on strike 3.
Philadelphia Phillies 3 2 0
New York Yankees 3 4 0
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6
Philadelphia Phillies
  C.Utley hits a groundball single to LF.
DP R.Howard lines out to 2B.
DP J.Werth flies out to deep RCF.
  R.Ibanez hits an infield single to 1B.
  B.Francisco grounds out to the pitcher.
Philadelphia Phillies 3 4 0
New York Yankees 3 4 0
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New York Yankees
  M.Teixeira strikes out swinging.  
  A.Rodriguez grounds a single to LCF.
DP J.Posada rips a liner to LF for a double. A.Rodriguez scores.
  C.Lee is charged with a balk and all runners advance.
II H.Matsui hits a shallow flyout to RF.
R.Cano rips a liner to RCF for a double. J.Posada scores.
  N.Swisher grounds out to 3B.
Philadelphia Phillies 3 4 0
New York Yankees 5 7 0
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7
Philadelphia Phillies
  P.Feliz strikes out swinging.  
  C.Ruiz lines out to SS.  
  J.Rollins swings and misses for strike 3.  
Philadelphia Phillies 3 4 0
New York Yankees 5 7 0
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7
New York Yankees
  M.Cabrera takes strike 3 looking.  
  D.Jeter grounds out to SS.  
  J.Damon grounds out to 1B.  
Philadelphia Phillies 3 4 0
New York Yankees 5 7 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
  S.Victorino grounds it thru the hole to RF for a single.
DP C.Utley lines a single to LCF.
DP R.Howard bloops a single to RF. S.Victorino scores.
E.Bruntlett enters the game as a pinch-runner for R.Howard.  
M.Rivera enters the game to pitch.  
DP J.Werth strikes out swinging.
DP R.Ibanez draws the walk.
DP B.Francisco swings and misses for strike 3.
  P.Feliz lines out to 3B.
Philadelphia Phillies 4 7 0
New York Yankees 5 7 0
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8
New York Yankees
E.Bruntlett remains in the game at 1B.  
S.Eyre enters the game to pitch.  
GLOD M.Teixeira lines out to 2B.  
GLOD A.Rodriguez walks.
DPOD J.Posada grounds a single to LF.
DP H.Matsui hits a flyball 3-run homer to LF.  
  R.Cano hits a bloop single to LCF.
DP N.Swisher strikes out swinging.
  M.Cabrera flies out to CF.
Philadelphia Phillies 4 7 0
New York Yankees 8 10 0
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Philadelphia Phillies
F.Cervelli enters the game at C as a defensive replacement.  
B.Gardner enters the game at CF as a defensive replacement.  
J.Hairston Jr. enters the game at RF as a defensive replacement.  
  C.Ruiz strikes out on a ball out of the zone.  
  J.Rollins hits a shallow flyout to RF.  
  S.Victorino grounds it thru the hole to RF for a single.
  C.Utley flies out to RF.
Philadelphia Phillies 4 8 0
New York Yankees 8 10 0
Philadelphia Phillies
Basic View Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Jimmy Rollins SS 100 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Shane Victorino CF 100 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .600
Chase Utley 2B 100 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500
Ryan Howard 1B 100 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 .250
Eric Bruntlett 1B 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jayson Werth RF 100 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .000
Raul Ibanez DH 100 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333
Ben Francisco LF 100 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .250
Pedro Feliz 3B 100 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000
Carlos Ruiz C 100 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .000
Game Totals -- 100 35 4 8 4 3 11 -- .229
Philadelphia Phillies
View Basic Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB H 2B 3B HR TB SB CS
Jimmy Rollins SS 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Victorino CF 100 5 3 0 1 0 5 0 0
Chase Utley 2B 100 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Ryan Howard 1B 100 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Eric Bruntlett 1B 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jayson Werth RF 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raul Ibanez DH 100 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ben Francisco LF 100 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Pedro Feliz 3B 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlos Ruiz C 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Totals -- 100 35 8 1 1 0 11 0 0
Philadelphia Phillies
View Basic View Advanced Fielding
Player Pos PO A E DP SB CS PB + -
Jimmy Rollins SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shane Victorino CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chase Utley 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ryan Howard 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eric Bruntlett 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jayson Werth RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Raul Ibanez DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Francisco LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Feliz 3B 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carlos Ruiz C 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Totals -- 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Batting

2B: B.Francisco (1)

3B: S.Victorino (1)

RBI: S.Victorino (1), R.Howard 2 (2), B.Francisco (1)

2-Out RBI: B.Francisco

HBP: C.Utley
Baserunning
Fielding
Basic View Advanced
Player % IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
Cliff Lee, L (0-1) 100 7.0 7 5 5 1 10 1 109 6.43
Scott Eyre 100 1.0 3 3 3 1 1 1 22 27.00
Game Totals 100 8.0 10 8 8 2 11 2 131 ---
View Basic Advanced
Player % BFP AB H 2B 3B HR GB FB OAV
Cliff Lee, L (0-1) 100 29 28 7 2 0 1 5 6 .250
Scott Eyre 100 7 6 3 0 0 1 0 2 .500
Game Totals 100 36 34 10 2 0 2 5 8 ---
New York Yankees
Basic View Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Derek Jeter SS 100 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500
Johnny Damon RF 100 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000
Jerry Hairston Jr RF 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Mark Teixeira 1B 100 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
Alex Rodriguez 3B 100 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 .667
Jorge Posada C 100 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .500
Francisco Cervelli C 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Hideki Matsui DH 100 4 1 1 3 0 2 1 .250
Robinson Cano 2B 100 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .500
Nick Swisher LF 100 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Melky Cabrera CF 100 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250
Brett Gardner CF 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Game Totals -- 100 34 8 10 8 2 11 -- .294
New York Yankees
View Basic Advanced View Fielding
Player Pos % AB H 2B 3B HR TB SB CS
Derek Jeter SS 100 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
Johnny Damon RF 100 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Hairston Jr. RF 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Teixeira 1B 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Rodriguez 3B 100 3 2 0 0 1 5 0 0
Jorge Posada C 100 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0
Francisco Cervelli C 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hideki Matsui DH 100 4 1 0 0 1 4 0 0
Robinson Cano 2B 100 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0
Nick Swisher LF 100 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melky Cabrera CF 100 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Brett Gardner CF 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Totals -- 100 34 10 2 0 2 18 0 0
New York Yankees
View Basic View Advanced Fielding
Player Pos PO A E DP SB CS PB + -
Derek Jeter SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Damon RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Hairston Jr. RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mark Teixeira 1B 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alex Rodriguez 3B 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jorge Posada C 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Francisco Cervelli C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hideki Matsui DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robinson Cano 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Swisher LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Melky Cabrera CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brett Gardner CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Game Totals -- 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Batting

2B: J.Posada (1), R.Cano (1)

HR: A.Rodriguez (1), H.Matsui (1)

RBI: A.Rodriguez 3 (3), J.Posada (1), H.Matsui 3 (3), R.Cano (1)

2-Out RBI: R.Cano
Baserunning
Fielding
Basic View Advanced
Player % IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
C.C. Sabathia, W (1-0) 100 7.0 7 4 4 2 8 0 110 5.14
Mariano Rivera, SV (1) 100 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 30 0.00
Game Totals 100 9.0 8 4 4 3 11 0 140 ---
View Basic Advanced
Player % BFP AB H 2B 3B HR GB FB OAV
C.C. Sabathia, W (1-0) 100 31 28 7 1 1 0 6 7 .250
Mariano Rivera, SV (1) 100 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 3 .143
Game Totals 100 39 35 8 1 1 0 6 10 ---
Boxscore Glossary
Defense Offense Fielding
CI : Corners In BH : Bunt Hit Attempt  - : Poor Play
DP : Double Play Depth HR : Hit and Run  + : Good Play
GL : Guard Lines SH : Sac Bunt Attempt ++ : Great Play
II : Infield In SB : Stolen Base Attempt +- : Good Range
OD : Outfield Deep    
OS : Outfield Shallow    
Player of the Game
Hideki Matsui drives in 3 runs
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