▁third ▁game - ty ing ▁H R ▁of ▁the ▁post season ▁in ▁Game ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁against ▁Ang els ▁closer ▁Brian ▁Fu entes . ▁For ▁the ▁series , ▁he ▁batt ed ▁ 9 – 2 1 ▁(. 4 2 9 ) ▁with ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁six ▁runs ▁batt ed ▁in . ▁ ▁The ▁Yan ke es ▁faced ▁the ▁Phill ies ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Series . ▁In ▁Game ▁ 3 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁what ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁double ▁off ▁a ▁camera ▁per ched ▁at op ▁the ▁out field ▁wall , ▁but ▁after ▁protest ▁by ▁Yan kee ▁manager ▁Joe ▁Gir ardi , ▁the ▁play ▁was ▁review ed ▁and ▁ruled ▁a ▁home ▁run . ▁In ▁Game ▁ 4 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁drove ▁in ▁the ▁go - a head ▁run ▁with ▁two ▁out s ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁in ning ▁off ▁closer ▁Brad ▁L idge . ▁The ▁Yan ke es ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game ▁ 7 – 4 ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁ 3 - g ames - to - 1 ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁series . ▁Despite ▁a ▁ 2 – 4 ▁performance ▁with ▁three ▁R BI ▁in ▁Game ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁lost ▁ 8 – 6 ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁Series ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Bron x ▁for ▁Game ▁ 6 . ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁ 1 – 2 ▁with ▁ 2 ▁wal ks ▁and ▁two ▁runs ▁scored ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 , ▁as ▁the ▁Yan