On Thursday night, CC Sabathia threw eight innings of five hit ball, allowing the Blue Jays to score just 2 runs. Behind by 1 in the seventh, Derek Jeter drove in a run to tie the game up and then Hideki Matsui followed in the eighth with a solo shot to put the Yankees ahead, 3-2.

Mo was called on to pitch the ninth and he dispatched of the Blue Jay's 6, 7 and 8 hitters in order, needing just 11 pitches. It was his seventh save of the season, knocking his ERA down to 3.38.

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