Philadelphia, PA (My Sportsbook) - Philadelphia Phillies second baseman Chase Utley hit his fourth and fifth homers of this World Series, tying ex-Yankee Reggie Jackson's record for one Fall Classic. In Game 5 Monday night, Utley belted a three-run homer in the first inning off New York Yankees righty A.J. Burnett and then delivered a solo blast off Phil Coke leading off the seventh. Jackson hit five homers in 1977 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Utley's second homer gave the Phillies a 7-2 lead in a game they need to remain alive in the postseason. New York leads the best-of-seven series, 3-1. Utley hit three solo homers off CC Sabathia earlier in this series. He is also the second player to have a pair of multi-home run games in a single World Series, joining Kansas City's Willie Aikens in 1980 against the Phillies. |
