In a game that was played poorly on both sides, Mariano Rivera and the Yankees won in 10 innings. Dontrelle Willis couldn't hit the side of a barn in the first inning, but the Yankees helped him out. Nick Swisher got picked off and Mark Teixeira got thrown out at third trying to steal.

The Diamonbacks went ahead with two runs off Vazquez but also had runners thrown out on the bases as well. Both teams squandered opportunities and the Yankees eventually tied the score at five.

Mariano Rivera entered in the ninth, on the road, in a tie game. What am I missing? Rivera was awesome in the ninth, retiring Parra on a ground out, Ryal with a swinging strike out and Johnson on a fly ball to right.

Curtis Granderson hit a home run in the top of the tenth to give the Yankees a one run lead and even got to bat and eventually grounded out.

In the tenth, Mo was not quite automatic. Stephen Drew looped a single and Justin Upton scorched a double down the line if left. All of a sudden the Diamonbacks had runners on second and third with none out.

Montero was intentionally walked and Mo then beared down. With bombs dropping and the pressure unbelievable, Rivera was cool as the other side of the pillow. He got Chris Young to pop out foul to Cervelli and then got Adam LaRoche to pop out to third for the second out. LaRoche had driven in all five runs for Arizona last night. The last hurdle for Mo was Mark Reynolds and he struck him out swinging to end the game.

The win for Rivera was his first on the season and evens his record at 1-1. With the two scoreless innings, his 2010 season ERA now stands at 1.03. The win combined with a Tampa loss extends the Yankee lead to 2 1/2 in the AL East.

The Yakees are off today and conclude interleague play and the road trip with a weekend series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine on Friday night.

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