Mariano Rivera moved up another notch on the all time saves list on Saturday night by earning his 12th save of the season and 425th of his career.
He saved a victory for Chien-Ming Wang and the Yankees with a scoreless ninth inning. He faced Ty Wigginton to start the inning and after battling to 3-2, he bounced slowly to A-Rod at third for the first out. Jonny Gomes lined a single to right on an 0-2 pitch which caught too much of the plate. With the tying run at the plate, Mo got tough and struck out pinch hitter Jorge Cantu and then got Akinori Iwamura to end the game.
Rivera is 2-3 on the season with 12 saves in 14 opportunities. His ERA now stands at 3.50.
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