Going into the ninth inning on Sunday, the Yankees held an 8-2 lead over the Mariners. This would not usually be a situation for which you'd call Mariano. But, with him last having pitched on May 2 and the Yankees having a day off on May 5, I take it that Girardi wanted to get him an inning of work after one day of rest, rather than having 3 days of rest, in order to keep him locked in.
No worries. Mo needed exactly 8 pitches to carve out the Mariners' five, six and seven hitters; Jose Vidro, a pinch hitting Willie Bloomquist and Jeff Clement, respectively. No decision for Rivera, but he has now pitched 13 innings in 12 games, has allowed 4 hits, 0 earned runs, 0 walks and has struck out 12 hitters. This is good for a 0.00 ERA, 0.31 WHIP and .095 BAA. Not a bad line.
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