NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez was hoping to make it to his first World Series when he agreed to a free-agent deal with the defending champion Phillies in the offseason.

Now that he's here, he's determined to make the most of the opportunity.

Ibanez bounced a two-run single into right field to help Philadelphia beat the New York Yankees 6-1 in Game 1 of the Fall Classic Wednesday night. The hit off David Robertson made it 4-0 and came after the designated hitter went hitless with two strikeouts in his first three at-bats against CC Sabathia.

"Two different pitchers," Ibanez said. "I didn't change my approach, just tried to put the ball into play."

Yankees manager Joe Girardi, who has been playing the matchups all postseason, curiously stayed with the right-handed Robertson when the lefty-batting Ibanez came to the plate.

"Robby just almost got out of it, and they hit a ground ball in the hole," Girardi said.

Lots of good numbers

The Phillies won Game 1 of the World Series on the road for the second consecutive year and have won four straight Series games overall. They beat the Rays 3-2 in the opener last year and went on to win the title in five games.

"We treat every game the same, whether it's the first game or the last game," second baseman Chase Utley said. "We prepare and we play hard and we play to win, and when that game is over, we'll focus on the next game. It is nice to get off on a good start, but for us, it starts tomorrow."

Pioneer

Yankees broadcaster Suzyn Waldman became the first woman to call a World Series game on the radio.

Waldman was on WCBS-AM in New York for Game 1 between the Yankees and Phillies.

Waldman became the Yankees' color commentator in 2005, joining John Sterling in the booth and becoming the first woman to hold a full-time position as a major league broadcaster, according to the team media guide.