Game 150: Rivera Ties Hoffman

With today’s 7-6 victory, Mariano Rivera continued to build up his Hall of Fame career as he tied with Trevor Hoffman for the all-time saves record at 601.   Bartolo Colon started today’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays and lasted just 4 innings. He struggled through a four-run 2nd inning and two-run 4th inning [...]

Game 147: 600 for Rivera

On May 17, 1996, Mariano Rivera recorded his first career save. On September 14, 2011, Mariano Rivera became the second member of the 600 saves club, joining Trevor Hoffman in tonight’s 3-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Robinson Cano reached a career-high in runs batted in for a season tonight with two more to bring [...]

Yankees end a great interleague season with a lousy loss

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It was an odd day for the Yankees, whose winning streak ended at 7 games.  The 3-2 extra inning loss Sunday to the Mets was an ugly one, marked by a blown save by Rivera and two errors from currently, the most controversial position in the Yankee diamond.  Before the game the Yankees announced that [...]