"There was still a lot of ball game to go," Kelly said of his team's three-run deficit in the fifth.

Bagwell's home run created that immediate three-run deficit.

And in game five, Philly overcame a three-run deficit to send the game into extra frames.

"We could've handled a three-run deficit, but all of a sudden it was five."

But one run did not frighten the Yankees, who had rebounded from three-run deficits to win the first two games of the series.

The erasing of a three-run deficit in the seventh didn't last an inning.

After last night, they are 3-9 over their last 12 games because they could not rally from a three-run deficit in the second game.

Sometimes Torre has treated a three-run deficit the way other managers treat a one-run lead.

Philadelphia twice overcame three-run deficits and stopped a three-game losing skid.

They rallied from a three-run deficit, tied their season high for runs and built a lead that even their bullpen could not lose.