ALCS Game 2: Angels at Yankees

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Oct 18, 2009

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A Yankees fan, bottom right, leaps to his feat after starting pitcher A.J. Burnett records the second out of Game 2 of the ALCS. Kevin P. Coughlin

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Ominus weather forecasts didn’t scare away fans, many of whom showed up well before the gates opened. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post

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Current Yankee Jorge Posada and Yankee great Tino Martinez are all smiles after Martinez throws out the first pitch of the game. Charles Wenzelberg

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Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett delivers in the first inning. Charles Wenzelberg

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Former mayor Rudy Giuliani showed up to lend his support. Charles Wenzelberg

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Maybe it’s an illusion? Magician David Blaine sits in the front row behind the Yankees dugout during Game 2 of the ALCS. Anthony J. Causi

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It’s still fairly early in the game, but a bundled-up Kate Hudson already looks tired as she watches A-Rod and the Yankees battle the Angels. Little did she know that A-Rod would score one of the key runs of the game, hours later. Anthony J. Causi

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Derek Jeter sent a solo home run sailing in the third inning to put the Yanks up 2-0. Neil Miller

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Johnny Damon is there to greet Derek Jeter after Jeter scores. Charles Wenzelberg

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An inning earlier, Nick Swisher runs home on an RBI triple hit by Robinson Cano in the second inning, to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. Anthony J. Causi

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Yankee Johnny Damon is out at second on a fielder’s choice in the third inning. Anthony J. Causi

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The Yankees were able to hold on to the lead for so long thanks to Mark Teixeira, who made clutch defensive plays like this one, where he forced out Vladimir Guerrero. Jeff Zelavansky

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Home plate umpire Laz Diaz reaches down to help New York Yankees catcher Jose Molina after he was hit with a foul ball in the top of the fourth inning. EPA

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A wild pitch sent Erick Aybar of the Angels racing home in the fifth inning. Getty Images

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Derek Jeter makes an uncomfortable-looking fielding error as he reaches to grab a ball hit by Angel Maicer Izturis in the eighth inning. Anthony J. Causi

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WIth the score tied in the 10th inning, Angel Erick Aybar tries for a double play but Melky Cabrera is called safe after the umpire rules that Aybar’s foot is off the bag. A furious Aybar reacts to the call. Anthony J. Causi

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Mariano Rivera started pitching in the eighth inning, trying to close out the game. He ended up having to stay on the mound for six innings, as the game stretched past 1 a.m. Sunday morning. But it was worth it: the Yankees won. Jeff Zelevansky

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Gary Matthews finally breaks the game’s 2-2 tie by scoring the third run of the night for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 11th inning. Unfortunately, the Halos wouldn’t be ahead for long. MLB Photos via Getty Images

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Continuing his impressive post-season run, Alex Rodriguez hits a solo homer in the 11th inning to tie the game once more. Charles Wenzelberg

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Former Yankee (and current Angel) Bobby Abreu just misses catching A-Rod’s home run as it bounces off of the right field wall. Neil Miller

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An error by the Angels at the bottom of the 13th inning allows Yankee Jerry Hairston to slide past Angels catcher Jeff Mathis and score the winning run early Sunday morning, after five hours of play. Kevin P. Coughlin

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Hairston jumps for joy in celebration of his winning run. Angels catcher Jeff Mathis doesn’t look nearly as happy. Neil Miller

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Poncho-clad Yankees fans braved the rain and the cold to watch their team emerge victorious over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. They’re still pumped about the win, even after a five-hour game. Kevin P. Coughlin

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Hairston is mobbed and tackled by his fellow teammates, still psyched at 1 a.m. Anthony J. Causi

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And Hairston gets the traditional pie-in-the-face, courtesy of Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett. Anthony J. Causi

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