The New York Yankees levelled the World Series at one game each as A.J. Burnett outdueled old Yankees nemesis Pedro Martinez in a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday.
Mark Teixeira and Hideki Matsui homered for the Yankees, who overcame a 1-0 second-inning deficit for the victory as the best-of-seven series shifts to Philadelphia for the next three games starting on Saturday.
The hard-throwing Burnett gave up four hits in seven innings and struck out nine while walking two.
Martinez, a familiar foe to New York in seven seasons with the Boston Red Sox, went six plus innings and was charged with three runs on six hits.
Andy Pettitte, who has a record 16 career postseason wins, starts on Saturday for the Yankees against fellow left-hander Cole Hamels, last year's World Series MVP for the Phillies.
