Yankees overcome Rivera lapse
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July 6, 2010, Tuesday
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THE New York Yankees persevered for a 7-6 extra innings win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday despite a second blown save of the season by closer Mariano Rivera.
Robinson Cano led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a walk and later scored the game-winning run on a broken bat single by pinch hitter Marcus Thames.
"I'm glad to be back ... and just happy to come up with a big hit for this ballclub," Thames, who came off the disabled list on Saturday, told reporters. "The outfielders were playing back, and I got it over heads good enough."
The Yankees looked poised for victory after taking a 6-5 lead in the seventh inning and as Rivera came to the mound at the bottom of the ninth.
But the Blue Jays forced extras when Lyle Overbay led off with a single and scored his second run of the game on a single by Dewayne Wise.
"You don't want to go out there and do what I did, especially after the guys gave me the opportunity to be there," Rivera told reporters. "It was one of those days, where the balls find the holes."
The game featured several exciting plays and an inside-the-park home run in the sixth by Brett Gardner that leveled the score at 5-5. The Blue Jays erased a 1-3 deficit in the fifth with a three-run homer off the bat of Wise that hit the right field foul pole, and threw out two Yankees runners at the plate on successive hits.
The Blue Jays threw out another runner at the plate in the bottom of the seventh as the Yankees strived to improve their 6-5 lead. Overbay hit a solo home run to put the Blue Jays ahead 1-0 in the third inning and Adam Lind also hit a solo blast in the sixth inning to stretch the Blue Jays' lead to 5-3.
In other American League action, it was: Tampa Bay Rays 7, Twins 4; White Sox 5, Rangers 3; Angels 11, Royals 0; Mariners 8, Tigers 1; Orioles 6, Red Sox 1; and Athletics 3, Indians 1.
In the National League, the Florida Marlins edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2. In other NL action, it was: Rockies 4, Giants 3, 15 innings; Reds 14, Cubs 3; Cardinals 7, Brewers 1; Mets 9, Nationals 5; Padres 3, Astros 2; Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1; and Pirates 8, Phillies 5.
Robinson Cano led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a walk and later scored the game-winning run on a broken bat single by pinch hitter Marcus Thames.
"I'm glad to be back ... and just happy to come up with a big hit for this ballclub," Thames, who came off the disabled list on Saturday, told reporters. "The outfielders were playing back, and I got it over heads good enough."
The Yankees looked poised for victory after taking a 6-5 lead in the seventh inning and as Rivera came to the mound at the bottom of the ninth.
But the Blue Jays forced extras when Lyle Overbay led off with a single and scored his second run of the game on a single by Dewayne Wise.
"You don't want to go out there and do what I did, especially after the guys gave me the opportunity to be there," Rivera told reporters. "It was one of those days, where the balls find the holes."
The game featured several exciting plays and an inside-the-park home run in the sixth by Brett Gardner that leveled the score at 5-5. The Blue Jays erased a 1-3 deficit in the fifth with a three-run homer off the bat of Wise that hit the right field foul pole, and threw out two Yankees runners at the plate on successive hits.
The Blue Jays threw out another runner at the plate in the bottom of the seventh as the Yankees strived to improve their 6-5 lead. Overbay hit a solo home run to put the Blue Jays ahead 1-0 in the third inning and Adam Lind also hit a solo blast in the sixth inning to stretch the Blue Jays' lead to 5-3.
In other American League action, it was: Tampa Bay Rays 7, Twins 4; White Sox 5, Rangers 3; Angels 11, Royals 0; Mariners 8, Tigers 1; Orioles 6, Red Sox 1; and Athletics 3, Indians 1.
In the National League, the Florida Marlins edged the Atlanta Braves 3-2. In other NL action, it was: Rockies 4, Giants 3, 15 innings; Reds 14, Cubs 3; Cardinals 7, Brewers 1; Mets 9, Nationals 5; Padres 3, Astros 2; Dodgers 3, Diamondbacks 1; and Pirates 8, Phillies 5.
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