Utley, Lee help Phils avoid elimination

PHILADELPHIA -- Chase Utley hit two home runs to raise his World Series total to a record-tying five, Cliff Lee won again and the Philadelphia Phillies staved off elimination with an 8-6 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 5 on Monday night.

The Phillies hung on to close their deficit to 3-2. The Yankees scored three times in the eighth inning and put two runners on in the ninth before Derek Jeter grounded into a double play.

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Philadelphia Phillies' Chase Utley, right, is congratulated by Jimmy Rollins, left and Shane Victorino after hitting a three run home run against New York Yankees' A.J. Burnett during the first inning of Game 5 of the Major League Baseball World Series Monday, Nov. 2, in Philadelphia. Rollins and Victorino also scored on the hit.

Utley hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the first off A.J. Burnett and added a solo shot in the seventh. Utley joined Reggie Jackson as the only players to hit five home runs in a single World Series.

Game 6 is Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, with Andy Pettitte pitching for New York against Pedro Martinez.

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