Mariano Rivera saved the dramatic comeback victory for the Yankees on Sunday afternoon in the Bronx. The Yankees were 0-23 when behind after the 7th inning, but changed that stat today with a four run outburst in the eighth inning.
Rivera faced Jose Lopez to start the inning and he battled to a 2-2 count before popping up to second. Hot hitting Jose Vidro was next and Mo caught him looking at a called third strike on the outside corner. Raul Ibanez didn't have a chance as Mo got ahead quickly and blew him away with high heat to end the game.
The win put the Yankees at .500 on the season at 25-25. For Rivera, it's his 12th save on the season in as many opportunities and his ERA is lowered to 0.45.
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