It was a non-save situation but Joe Torre did not want to take any chances. Jaret Wright only pitched five innings but did not give up any runs. The bullpen pitched great with Villone, Proctor, Farnsworth and Rivera each pitching an inning of scoreless relief.
Rivera entered with a 5-0 lead and faced Pat Burrell to lead off the inning. He got behind 2-0 on Pat the Bat but then threw three strikes in a row with the last one catching Burrell looking. Ryan Howard then blooped a fly ball to left which Cabrera made a diving catch on for the second out. Aaron Rowand then hit the ball hard back to the mound which Mo stopped and then scrambled after. His throw was a little wild but Cairo came off the bag to catch it and tagged Rowand running by.
Rivera is 4-4 on the season with 14 saves and his ERA now stands at 2.11.
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