Sunday night’s 9th-inning, two-out rally by the Yankees may have sealed Philly’s doom in the World Series while boosting the Yanks to the cusp of their 27th championship. Philly’s beleaguered closer Brad Lidge was awful during the regular season, but solid in the playoffs until giving up three fateful runs in the top of the ninth. The Phillies were that close to batting in the bottom of the frame to overcome a 4-4 tie. Instead it was a 7-4 deficit. And the Yankees’ unreal closer, Rivera, needed only eight pitches to shut down Philly and bring the Yanks within a game of clinching the series. Game 5 is tonight. Even if Philly rallies, the series moves back to the Bronx, which does not bode well for Philadelphia. — Jim H.

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