Yankees 2, Red Sox 1: Rivera, Yankees Hold Off Red Sox
Published 7/5/2008 at NYT > Baseball
Mariano Rivera pitched himself in and out of trouble Saturday, escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning and preserving the win for the Yankees. >
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