The Arizona Diamondbacks opened up the 2001 World Series with two straight wins. The Yankees won Game 3.
In Game 4, the Diamondbacks entered the bottom of the ninth with a two run lead. They sent their closer, Byung-Hyun Kim to the mound. The Yankees scored twice on a Tino Martinez two run homer.
The game went into both extra innings and November. In the bottom of the tenth, Derek Jeter hit a walk-off home run that earned him the nickname, "Mr. November."
Once again, the Diamondbacks too a two run lead into the bottom of the ninth. Kim blew his second consecutive game of the series. The Yankees won once again when Alfonso Soriano hit a walk-off hit in the 12th inning.
Arizona came back with anger in Game 6. The gave the Yankees a 15-2 thrashing. It would all come down to Game Seven.
The Yankees took a one run lead into the bottom of the ninth inning. Needing just three more outs, the Yankees brought in Mariano Rivera, the best pitcher in postseason history. The Yankees thought that they had the title.
Following a Mark Grace single and a Rivera error, the Diamondbacks had two on with no outs. Jay Bell tried to bunt the runners over, but David Dellucci, who was pinch running for Grace, was thrown out at third.
Tony Womack then doubled to right to tie the game and putt the winning run on third base. Luis Gonzalez singled up the to end the World Series. The Diamondbacks found a way to beat Mariano Rivera in the playoffs.
