Chase Utley clubbed a pair of homers, tying a World Series record in the process, and Cliff Lee pitched into the eighth inning, as the Philadelphia Phillies held off the New York Yankees, 8-6, to force Game 6 in the Fall Classic.

New York's lead in the best-of-seven set was trimmed to 3-2 and the Yankees are headed back to the Bronx to try and win an unprecedented 27th World Series title. The next contest is Wednesday night with a possible seventh game Thursday.

Utley belted a three-run homer in the first inning off A.J. Burnett and then delivered a solo blast off Phil Coke leading off the seventh. His five homers in this set ties ex-Yankee Reggie Jackson for the most hit in one World Series. Jackson accomplished the feat in 1977 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"Obviously it's great company. At some point, not right now, maybe I'll look back on it and see what kind of special moment it is," said Utley. "But right now our goal is to win two more games."

The defending World Series champions, trying to become the first National team to repeat since the 1975-76 Cincinnati Reds, nearly wasted an 8-2 lead. Down 8-5 in the ninth, the Yankees put men on first and third against Ryan Madson with no outs, but came away with just one run when Derek Jeter grounded into a double-play. Johnny Damon then battled back from an 0-2 count and singled up the middle, but Mark Teixeira struck out swinging to end the game as Madson barely earned his first career postseason save. Alex Rodriguez, who drove in three runs Monday, was left on deck.

Raul Ibanez knocked in two runs, including a mammoth 420-foot homer off Coke in the seventh.

Lee (2-0), who sparkled with a complete-game win in the series opener, allowed seven hits and five runs over seven-plus frames. He is 4-0 with a 1.56 ERA in five starts during these playoffs.

"Basically our backs were against the wall, a do-or-die situation," said Lee. "To go out there and give the team a chance, the offense scored plenty of runs to make things a little easier on me, and that was all good. But for me I've still got to try to put up zeroes and get deep into the game, and I did that and gave the team a chance. So it was a group effort and we're still fighting."

Burnett (1-1), the second straight Yankee to start on three days' rest, was knocked out of the game with no outs in the third. He allowed four hits and six runs, walked four and had a pair of strikeouts. It was a sharp contrast to the Game 2 win for the righty, when he threw seven strong innings.

Rodriguez, who had the go-ahead hit with two outs in the ninth inning of a 7-4 victory Sunday night, has 18 RBI in this postseason, passing Bernie Williams (1996) and Scott Brosius (1998) for the most by a Yankee in a single playoff year. They each had 15.

The Phillies will pitch Pedro Martinez Wednesday, while New York could go back to Andy Pettitte on three days' rest. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he would speak with Pettitte Tuesday after the off-day workout to determine his Game 6 starter.

"It's something we've talked about all throughout," said Girardi. "If he feels good he's going."

Pettitte is 4-6 with a 4.15 ERA in his career in 14 starts on three days' rest, last pitching in such a situation in 2006.

Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel remains confident in Martinez, who was the Game 2 starter and went six-plus innings in a 3-1 loss.

"Pedro's been ready. He's already been told," said Manuel. "I expect something similar to what we got the other night. He should go anywhere (between) six, seven innings in a game, maybe longer, depends on how many pitches he throws early."

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