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Mo Saves 500th
My Pinstripes — ... the top of the 9th for a big insurance run. Rivera came on in the 8th inning to strike out Omir Santos with two men aboard and then picked up his milestone stay by retiring Alex Cora on a game ending ground out to Robinson Cano. The save also preserved Chien-Ming Wang's first victory of the season. Rivera becomes just the second player in major league history, along with Trevor Hoffman, to earn 500 saves. Box Score ...

Sweep!
Pinstripe Alley — ... Another nod to the Metropolitan defense. If not for two first inning mis-plays, the Yankees get maybe one run rather than three. With Jeter on second, Nick Swisher grounded to Daniel Murphy who threw to third instead of first, and both runners were safe. A couple batters later, Robbie Cano grounded into the first of his three double plays, only Murphy dropped the throw. On top of all that, Posada popped a ball into shallow centerfield only for the Mets middle-infielders to look at each other as the ball dropped in. The Yanks eventually ...

Mariano saves 500th in sweep of Mets
lenNY's Yankees — ... was very promising: 11-2. Phil Coke relieved Wang and struck out Fernando Martinez in the sixth, and Phil Hughes induced a fly ball to end the threat. Hughes pitched the seventh, and Brian Bruney recorded two outs in the eighth before Rivera entered the game. He got out of the jam left by Bruney on a strikeout, and then accomplished something unforgettable in the top of the ninth. He then did his thing in the ninth for his 18th save of the season. Full box score here. Thoughts: Rivera ...

Mo Picks Up Save No. 500 As Yanks Sweep
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — ... METS STATS PLAYER OF THE GAME: Mariano Rivera (500th save and first RBI.) HONORABLE MENTION: Derek Jeter (1-for-2, 2B, 3 BB, R) ...