During his 12 years in Toronto, Roy Halladay was usually lights out against the Yankees. Now with Philadelphia, Halladay was looking to continue his dominance of New York Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees roughed up Halladay for six runs, including three home runs, and topped Philadelphia, 8-3, in the opener of three-game series that is a rematch of last year's World Series.
New York won their ninth consecutive home game, while Philadelphia suffered their sixth loss in their last eight games. Both teams started the season 24-13 and New York is 17-10 in their last 27 games. Meanwhile, Philadelphia is 8-17 in their last 25 games.
The game featured two of the best pitchers in their respective leagues. CC Sabathia (7-3) won his third consecutive start for the first time th ...
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Phillies-Yankees: Yankees Win Series Rematch Opener
Posted: 15th June 2010 by Christopher Woodley in MLBComments Off on Phillies-Yankees: Yankees Win Series Rematch Opener