Editing 2001 World Series (section)

===Game 5===
[[File:Alfonso Soriano-Yankees-11092013.jpg|thumb|[[Alfonso Soriano]] hit the game-winning single for the Yankees in the bottom of the twelfth inning, bringing the Yankees one win away from a title.]]
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|Date=November 1, 2001
|Time=8:23{{nbsp}}pm (EST)
|Location=Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York
|Road=Arizona|RoadAbr=AZ
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|Home='''New York'''|HomeAbr=NYY
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=0|H7=0|H8=0|H9=2|H10=0|H11=0|H12=1|HR=3|HH=9|HE=1
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|WP=[[Sterling Hitchcock]] (1–0)|LP=[[Albie Lopez]] (0–1)|SV=
|RoadHR=[[Steve Finley]] (1), [[Rod Barajas]] (1)|HomeHR=[[Scott Brosius]] (1)
|BoxURL=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/2001/B11010NYA2001.htm
|Other={{convert|61|F|C}}, Mostly cloudy}}

Game 5 saw the Yankees return to [[Mike Mussina]] for the start while the Diamondbacks sent [[Miguel Batista]], who had not pitched in twelve days, to the mound. Batista pitched a strong {{frac|7|2|3}} scoreless innings, striking out six, and reliever [[Greg Swindell]] got the last out of the eighth inning. Mussina bounced back from his poor Game 1 start, recording ten strikeouts, but allowed solo home runs in the fifth inning to [[Steve Finley]] and [[Rod Barajas]].

In the top of the ninth, the soon to be retired Paul O'Neill was honored by Yankee fans who chanted his name to which O'Neill, who was visibly in tears, tipped his hat. With the Diamondbacks leading 2–0 in the ninth, [[Byung-hyun Kim]] was called upon for the save despite having thrown three innings the night before. [[Jorge Posada]] doubled to open the inning, but Kim got [[Shane Spencer]] to ground out and then struck out [[Chuck Knoblauch]]. As had happened the previous night, Kim could not hold the lead as [[Scott Brosius]] hit a 1–0 pitch over the left field wall, the second straight game tying home run in the bottom of the ninth for the Yankees. Kim was pulled from the game in favor of [[Mike Morgan (baseball)|Mike Morgan]] who recorded the final out.

Morgan retired the Yankees in order in the 10th and 11th innings, while the Diamondbacks got to [[Mariano Rivera]] in the 11th. [[Danny Bautista]] and [[Erubiel Durazo]] opened the inning with hits and [[Matt Williams (third baseman)|Matt Williams]] advanced them into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Rivera then intentionally walked [[Steve Finley]] to load the bases, then got [[Reggie Sanders]] to line out and [[Mark Grace]] grounded out to end the inning.

Arizona went to midseason trade acquisition [[Albie Lopez]] in the 12th, and in his first at bat he gave up a single to Knoblauch (who had entered the game as a pinch runner). Brosius moved him over with a bunt, and then [[Alfonso Soriano]] ended the game with an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3–2 victory and a 3–2 series lead as the series went back to Phoenix. Lopez would not pitch again in the series. [[Sterling Hitchcock]] got the win for the Yankees after he relieved Rivera for the twelfth.