Yankees TKO Roy Halladay & Phillies

YANKEES 8
PHILLIES 3

New year, same stadium, same result.

The New York Yankees picked up where they left off in October in their budding rivarly with the Philadelphia Phillies, smacking the Phils 8-3 at Yankee Stadium. The win was equally special, since the Bombers destroyed Phillies ace Roy Halladay.

Halladay just didn't have it against the Yankees. He lasted six innings, gave up eight hits and six runs, including three homers.

The Yankees were in control from the start. In the second, Brett Gardner lined a two run triple to center to bring in two runs to give New York a 2-0 lead.

Then in the third, the Yankees went yard on Halladay. First, Curtis Granderson hit a solo shot to right, his third homerun since coming off the DL. Nick Swisher followed that up, with a solo blast of his own to right center to make it 4-0 Yankees.

C.C. Sabathia who has had a rough season did his part, giving the Yankees seven quality innings, allowing only three runs while striking out seven. Sabathia is now 7-3 with a 4.00 ERA.

The Yankees offensive barrage continued in the fifth as Mark Teixeria pulled a homerun to the right field corner to make it 5-3 Bombers.

With the win the Yankees remain tied with the Tampa Bay Rays for first in the AL East.