With how poorly the Yankees have been playing lately Mo has not had any opportunities for saves. It looked like the same thing was going to happen on Wednesday night in Atlanta. The Yankees were shut out through five but in the sixth Francisco Cervelli hit his first major league home run and A-Rod came through with a two run single to give the Yankees the lead.
Nick Swisher added some insurance with a home run but Joba tired and the bullpen wasn't exactly sharp. The Braves pulled two within 4-3 and Mo was summoned in the eighth with two out.
He faced Kelly Johnson and struck him out swinging with a devastating cutter. The Yankees added more insurance in the top of the ninth due to some sloppy Braves fielding and led at 8-4 heading to the bottom of the ninth.
Mo was simply awesome! He struck out Diaz and Mclouth swinging and got Escobar looking to end the game. The save was Rivera's 16th of the season and 498th of his career. His ERA for the 2009 season now stands at 3.10.
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