New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher (right) is toppled after sliding home on a single by teammate Andy Pettitte with Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz looking on in the fifth inning of Game 3 in the 2009 Major League Baseball World Series.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Alex Rodriguez was awarded a home run after the first instant replay review in World Series history as the New York Yankees beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-5 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead.

Nick Swisher and pinch-hitter Hideki Matsui also homered for the Yankees, and Johnny Damon hit a tiebreaking, two-run double. Jayson Werth connected twice and Carlos Ruiz had one homer for the defending champion Phillies.

Rodriguez's shot in the fourth inning was originally called a double. It was his first hit in the Series, and became a two-run homer after umpires
reversed the call and correctly ruled it hit a camera above the right-field wall.

After pitching dominated the first two games in the Bronx, the Yankees and Phillies showed their muscle, combining for six home runs.

Rain affected the Series schedule in Philadelphia for the second consecutive year, delaying the start by 1 hour, 20 minutes. Once they hit the field in front of their boisterous fans, the Phillies took a 3-0 lead – but it was squandered by a struggling Cole Hamels.

Game 4 is Sunday. Joe Blanton pitches against Yankees ace CC Sabathia, who goes on three days' rest for the second time this postseason.

Pettitte settled down after a shaky start and even helped himself at the plate with a tying single. His six-inning outing was enough to earn his 17th postseason win, extending his major league record.

Some fans were dressed in Phillies red – others in full costume for the second-ever World Series game on Halloween. They whipped around white rally towels, but their team just got whipped.

Ruiz homered in the ninth off Phil Hughes. Mariano Rivera finished up at 12:42 a.m. in a non-save situation.

With the Yankees down three runs, Mark Teixeira walked in the fourth and Rodriguez hit an opposite-field drive deep into the right-field corner. He cruised into second base with an apparent double after the ball ricocheted back onto the field.

Video replays, however, showed the ball struck the lens of a television camera positioned just above the fence at the 330-foot sign. New York manager Joe Girardi came out to talk with right-field umpire Jeff Nelson as Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee visited the mound.

While Rodriguez chatted with Ryan Howard of the Phillies at second base, umpires huddled in the infield. Four of the six went under the stands for a look at the replay and emerged about a minute later.

The signal: home run.

Rodriguez's first hit in nine World Series at-bats was his sixth homer this postseason, tying Bernie Williams' club record from 1996.

It also was the 17th postseason homer this year for the Yankees, setting a franchise mark.

The call seemed to give the Yankees a boost and help them break out of their Series slump – the team that led the majors in runs (915) and homers (244) during the regular season scored only four times in the first two games at home.

New York kept hitting in the fifth and chased Hamels. Swisher opened with a double and slid home with the tying run when Pettitte looped a one-out single to center on a first-pitch breaking ball.

It was Pettitte's third hit in 18 career postseason at-bats, second in World Series play.

Jeter fisted a soft single and Damon cracked a two-run double to right-center for a 5-3 lead. Hamels was lifted after another walk to Teixeira and walked off the mound to a mix of boos and cheers.

Swisher homered off rookie J.A. Happ in the sixth and took a long look at his solo shot to left, which made it 6-3.

Werth answered leading off the bottom half with a mammoth drive off the facing of the second deck in left.