The New York Yankees scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to forge a commanding 3-1 World Series lead with a 7-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The Yankees broke open a 4-4 tie with three runs off Phillies reliever Brad Lidge and moved within one victory of claiming their 27th Fall Classic crown with Game Five in the best-of-seven series being played in Philadelphia on Monday. After home runs by Phillies Chase Utley in the seventh and Pedro Feliz in the eighth tied the game, Lidge gave up an RBI-double to Alex Rodriguez and a two-run single to Jorge Posada to hand the Yankees their winning margin.
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