CC Sabathia was cruising at 2-0 against the hapless Nats even though the Yankees were not tearing the cover off the ball. Anderson Hernandez then struck for a three run home run to put Washington ahead until the Yankees came back with two in the seventh and one in the eighth to pull ahead at 5-3.
In the ninth, Mo got Elijah Dukes to ground to second then caught Adam Dunn looking for the second out and ended the game by inducing Austin Kearns to ground to short.
For 2009, its Rivera's 15th save in 16 save opportunities and ERA now stands at 3.25.
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