The Florida Marlins opened the World Series in New York on Saturday with a 3-2 victory over the New York Yankees. It’s the third consecutive series-opening loss by the Yankees. Dontrelle Willis recorded seven key outs late in the game and Juan Encarnacion had two hits to lead a balanced attack.
Andy Pettite responded in customary fashion in Game Two on Sunday by nearly throwing a shutout and striking out seven to even the series at one game apiece. Pettite kept the Marlins off base and off balance. Only Luis Castillo was able to get on base more than once, but was caught stealing, erased on a double play, and then scored the unearned run on a ninth-inning Derrek Lee single.
The series resumes on Wednesday in Miami with the Yankees sending Mike Mussina up against Josh Beckett.