Robinson Cano delivered a walk off single to left scoring Hideki Matsui with the winning run as the Yankees defeated the Orioles 2-1 on Thursday night at the stadium.
Rivera entered the game in the ninth with the scored tied at 1. He faced Kevin Millar to start the inning and on the seventh pitch of the AB, Millar softly lined back to Mo for the first out. Luke Scott then grounded to first and Ramon Hernandez struck out swinging to end the game.
Rivera is now 1-1 on the season with 11 saves in as many opportunities. His ERA for the 2008 season is now at 0.47.
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Moises Young Diaz wrote:
Some fans do not like Mariano to pitch in a tie game; but J.Girardi, like J. Torre, used MO in the 9th inning when the game is tied at home (home games) because He is able to pitch two innings and also, due to the importance of the game; the NYY needs this game.