PHILADELPHIA  The Philadelphia Phillies don't scare easily, but Halloween night, the New York Yankees left the Phillies with a few terrifying memories that could change the momentum of the World Series.

The Yankees, with their 8-5 victory Saturday night, took a 2-1 Series edge. It's hardly an invincible lead, but the Yankees made it clear that they are in command of the Series.

"Not trying to sound too overconfident or arrogant," Yankees winning pitcher Andy Pettitte says, "Our club feels good about ourselves. We feel like we've got a real strong team. We felt good about coming in here…and we feel good about being up 2-1.

"This was a big win for us."

The Yankees offense, dormant the first two games with only four runs, woke up and produced three homers and five extra-base hits in a five-inning period. Alex Rodriguez, with the help of the first instant replay ever used in World Series history, and Nick Swisher ended their slumps with homers. The Yankee bullpen gave up just one run in the final three innings. And perhaps more frightening, the Phillies now have to face ace CC Sabathia Sunday night.

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"It's a big game, I just have to make sure I'm not too ramped up," Sabathia says. "They're all big this time of year, but it was great to see guys wake up and swing the bats."

The Phillies, who lost consecutive postseason games for the first time in three years, trailing a series for the first time, also have become concerned with Cole Hamels. A year ago, he was the MVP of the World Series. Now, the Phillies aren't sure if they can turn to him again. He is 1-2 with a 7.58 ERA this postseason.

"I wouldn't be hesitant to start him, but at the same time," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel says, "We'll see how the series goes. He showed for three innings that he can pitch. If he can do it for three innings, why can't he keep going?"

Hamels didn't allow a hit the first three innings. He walked Mark Teixeira, and then watched Rodriguez hit a line drive towards the top of the right-field fence. It caromed off a TV camera. Rodriguez stopped at second base, signaled it a home run, and Yankees manager Joe Girardi came out to argue. The umpires convened, went inside to check the replays, and emerged, signaling a home run, cutting the Phillies' lead to 3-2.

Ironically, the first use of video replay also involved Rodriguez, back on Sept. 3, 2008, when his home run was upheld at Tropicana Field in Tampa.

"Well, it's only fitting, right?" Rodriguez said. "I'm just glad we got a good ruling. It was a little weird to have the first home run and the replay and the whole nine yards.

"But it was a big hit. I think it woke our offense up a little bit."

Indeed, the Yankees went on to to score in every inning until the ninth. The onslaught continued in the fifth. Swisher, hitting .111 with just one extra-base hit in the postseason, ended his slump with a double down the left-field line. Melky Cabrera struck out for the first out, but then Andy Pettitte hit a bloop single to center, scoring Swisher.

Hamels was never again the same. Derek Jeter hit a soft single to center. Johnny Damon followed with a two-run double into the right-center gap, with Pettitte crossing the plate just ahead of Jeter.

"I could have caught him," Jeter said, "but it would have been embarrassing."

Jeter scoffed at the notion that the Yankees were much more relaxed at the plate, and cautioned that it's a sign the Yankees' offense will be just as lethal the rest of the series.

"When you get a couple of hits, people say you're relaxed," Jeter says. "When you don't get hits, they say you're pressing.

"It was just a nice win for us. It's not always going to happen when you score eight runs, but it felt good for this night. We feel good, but we know they're not out of it."

The Phillies, who pounded out three runs and four hits in the first two innings, were shut down the rest of the way. They managed just one more hit — Jayson Werth's second homer of the game — until Carlos Ruiz's solo homer in the ninth. Their only consolation was that they forced Yankees closer Mariano Rivera into the game, but he needed only five pitches to record the final two outs.

"Game 3 is very important, it's a big win for us," says Yankees catcher Jorge Posada. "What's nice is that the whole lineup contributed. Hopefully now, we can keep it going."