Player of the Game (Again): MARIANO RIVERA--4th SAVE in 5 days

4TH SAVE IN 5 DAYS. TODAY FOR 5 OUTS, ENTERS IN 8TH INNING

• WITH 2 MEN ON BASE AND 1 OUT.

BUT HE'S JUST ON A TEAM OF RICH GUYS GETTING IT DONE.

• "Player of the Game" announced by John Sterling on Yankee radio.

"RIVERA PLACES CALL TO TORRE & THEN GOES LONG DISTANCE"--NY Daily News

• "Joe Torre called on Mariano Rivera in the eighth inning last night, but only after the closer had picked up the bullpen phone and told Torre he was available for more than an inning of work.

"I certainly don't want to do that with Mo on a regular basis, but he volunteered," Torre said. "We can't keep having the same people do the job all the time."

• Rivera, the Yankees' sixth pitcher of the night, was summoned from bullpen to preserve a 4-1 lead with two on and one out in the eighth. He eliminated the threat, getting Reed Johnson to ground into a fielder's choice and striking out Alex Rios. In the ninth, Rivera retired the heart of the Blue Jays' lineup in order to finish off the Yankees' 6-1 victory at the Stadium.

Last night was the seventh time he has pitched more than one inning this season, and the first time since July 7."

From NY Daily News article, "Rivera Places Call to Torre & Then Goes Long Distance," by Matt Gagne, 7/19/07

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