NEW YORK -- The Yankees christened the first season in their new ballpark the same way they opened their old stadium in 1923: with a World Series championship.
Hideki Matsui's record night powered the offense, Andy Pettitte held the Phillies offense in check and Derek Jeter started a pair of key rallies with base hits, as the Yankees beat the Phillies 7-3 to win their 27th title and first since 2000, a relatively long drought by this storied franchise's standards (BOX SCORE).
Those three key difference-makers all remained from the core of the 2003 Yankees that last made the World Series, losing to the Marlins in six games. Also part of that team, of course, was closer Mariano Rivera, who pitched 1 2/3 innings to finish Wednesday night's Game 6. It was the fourth time Rivera has recorded the last out of a championship, inducing Shane Victorino to ground out to Robinson Cano at second base as the Yankees poured out of the dugout in celebration before the throw even reached first base.
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