Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- The World Series is headed back to New York after Chase Utley’s record-tying effort helped the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-6 win over the Yankees.

Utley matched Reggie Jackson’s mark of five home runs in a single World Series by hitting two more last night at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, where the Phillies opened an 8-2 lead after rocking Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett.

The defending champions then withstood a late charge to pull within 3-2 in Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven championship series and prevent the Yankees from wrapping up their 27th title.

“It was a do-or-die game,” said Utley, who belted a three-run homer in the first inning and a solo shot in the seventh.

Game 6 will be played at Yankee Stadium tomorrow, making this the first World Series to go more than five games since 2003. A seventh game, if necessary, would be played in New York on Nov. 5.

Pedro Martinez will be the Phillies’ starting pitcher tomorrow, while the Yankees probably will turn to Andy Pettitte, whose 16 playoff wins are the most in major-league history.

“We’re still comfortable,” Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher said. “It’s going to be rocking, it’s going to be fun and we’re going to be ready for it.”

Burnett’s Struggles

A win away from locking up their first championship in nine years, the Yankees started Burnett on short rest for the first time this season. The Game 2 winner responded with his worst outing since signing a five-year, $85 million contract during the offseason. Burnett surrendered a three-run homer to Utley in the first inning and left before recording an out in the third with the Yankees trailing 6-1.

“If we would have pitched (well), we probably would have won. That’s the bottom line,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said during a news conference. “A.J. struggled.”

It was the shortest outing of the season for Burnett, who had pitched at least five innings in 35 of his first 37 starts. Throwing on three days rest instead of the usual four or five, he gave up four hits, four walks and hit a batter.

Burnett, CC Sabathia and Pettitte had all pitched at least six innings for the Yankees through the first 14 games of the postseason. Roger Clemens was the last starting pitcher to last less than three innings in the World Series, throwing two for Houston in a Game 1 loss in 2005.

Phillies Extend Lead

The Yankees pushed across a run in the fifth inning, while David Robertson and Alfredo Aceves combined for four scoreless innings in relief of Burnett. In the seventh, Utley and Ibanez hit homers off Phil Coke to push the Phillies’ lead to 8-2.

Utley’s second homer moved him past Lenny Dykstra for the most by a Phillies player in World Series history and tied him with Jackson for the most in one Series.

Utley also became just the second player to hit two homers in a game twice during a World Series. The first to do it was Willie Aikens for Kansas City in 1980. Utley hit two homers in Game 1 and added another in Game 4.

“That’s tough to even do in batting practice sometimes and he’s doing it in World Series games,” Yankees outfielder Johnny Damon said. “He’s in a groove right now.”

The Yankees scored three runs off Phillies starter Cliff Lee in the eighth inning, when Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run double and scored on a sacrifice fly by Robinson Cano. Rodriguez had three runs batted in last night, giving him a Yankees playoff-record 19 this postseason.

Ninth Inning

New York put its first two runners on base in the ninth inning against reliever Ryan Madson before Jeter hit into a double play that scored the Yankees’ sixth run. Damon singled with two outs to bring the tying run to the plate before Mark Teixeira struck out to end the game.

“It’s very tough to beat this team three times in a row at their home,” Teixeira said before boarding the team bus for the trip back to New York. “We’re in the same position as we were in the ALCS (against the Los Angeles Angels) -- up 3-2 heading home -- so we’re still confident.”

The Yankees have lost their past three games with an opportunity to close out a World Series, having also dropped Games 6 and 7 against Arizona in 2001.

The Phillies are seeking to become the seventh team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the World Series and the first since the 1985 Kansas City Royals. Teams holding a 3-1 World Series lead have won 37 of the previous 43 times.

“We have to go out there with the same demeanor,” Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard said. “We know we have to scratch, fight and claw to try and win a game. The focus is on Wednesday and we’ll go from there.”

To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Matuszewski at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia at matuszewski@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: November 3, 2009 01:32 EST