Derek Jeter provided the clutch offense and Mariano Rivera saved the day as usual as the Yankees came back from a 3-2 deficit with single runs in the eighth and ninth innings to defeat the Rays 4-3.

Jeter scored the tying run in the eighth after he led off with a double and scored on a Damon double. In the ninth Cody Ransom doubled off of Troy Percival and scored the eventual winning run on a single from Jeter.

In the bottom of the ninth, Rivera got Pat Burrell to loop to short right field with Melky Cabrera making a nice running catch for the first out. Carlos Pena grounded to Teixeira on the first pitch for the second out. Willy Aybar also grounded to first unassisted to end the game.

For Rivera, it's his second save of the season in as many opportunities and his ERA remains at 0.00.

The Yankees open the new stadium tomorrow afternoon vs. the Cleveland Indians.

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