Yanks tie Series on Teixeira, Matsui HRs (AP)

Philadelphia Phillies' Ryan Howard(notes) stands in the infield during eighth inning of Game 2 of the Major League Baseball World Series Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, in New York.  Howard struck out all four times at bat during the game. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 to tie the series 1-1.

More than any slugger on either team, pitching has been the star of this World Series. A.J. Burnett took a page from Cliff Lee's how-to manual and backed by a few key hits and a sharp pickoff throw, New York drew even with the Phillies at one game apiece. Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui helped rally the Yankees with solo homers off familiar foe Pedro Martinez, and Burnett's biting curveball…

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