Mo notched another save on Wednesday night in the Bronx. Andy Pettitte and Jarrod Washburn dueled for seven innings with Pettitte being just a little bit better. All the Yankee runs were from the long ball with Damon and Cabrera hitting solo shots and A-Rod hitting a two run shot to put the Yankees ahead at 4-2.
Alfredo Aceves and Phil Coke combined for a scoreless eighth inning and the Sandman entered in the ninth.
Jose Lopez battled and just missed hitting the foul pole in left but eventually grounded out to third for the first out. Ken Griffey, Jr. grounded to second and Franklin Gutierrez grounded to Ransom at third to end the game.
For Rivera it is his 20th save of the season in 21 save opportunities and it is also the 502nd of his career. Trevor Hoffman is the all-time leader at 572 career saves and is still active. Mo's season ERA now stands at 2.76.
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