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Girardi figures four is enough for Rivera

 
Joe Girardi said he would do "everything I can" to keep Mariano Rivera out of Wednesday night's game against the A's because the closer pitched in the Yankees' previous four games. It didn't matter because the Yanks lost, 8-4. (link)

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