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Yanks closer basks in first RBI - by walk
One RBI for every 500 saves
On the night he became only the second pitcher in major-league history to record 500 saves, Mariano Rivera almost seemed more excited to pick up his first career RBI.
In only the third plate appearance of his distinguished career, the closer for the New York Yankees drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning off Mets relief ace Francisco Rodriguez to provide an insurance run in a 4-2 Yankees win Sunday night.
"I had one thing in mind - just try to do something," Rivera said. "Everyone knows the type of pitcher K-Rod is. He came at me a little too fine."
Rivera is second on the all-time saves list behind longtime San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman, now with the Milwaukee Brewers. He has 571.
A tidbit from the Elias Sports Bureau: Rivera picked up his 110th save in which he had pitched more than one inning on Sunday, or 22 percent of his total. Hoffman has 55 saves (9.6 percent) in which he has pitched more than one inning.
Angels love playing the NL
The Los Angeles Angels probably will miss interleague play the most now that it's over.
The Angels went 14-4 - the best record in the majors - against their opponents from the other league. According to figures in the Orange County Register, they batted .297 as a team in interleague play, averaged 6.39 runs, and hit 31 home runs, or one for every 20.4 at-bats.
In their first 55 games of 2009 against American League teams, the Angels batted .271, averaged 4.65 runs, and hit 40 homers, or one for every 46.8 at-bats.
"We haven't won these games because we're playing National League clubs," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "We won them because we played good baseball."
Hey, guys, it's Livan
The Yankees must love to see Livan Hernandez pitch in interleague games against them. The Mets righthander was the losing pitcher against the Yankees on Sunday. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Hernandez has lost four games against the Yankees pitching for four different National League teams - Florida, San Francisco, Arizona and the Mets.
Noteworthy
Boston Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell had fluid drained from his ailing right hip and received an injection in an attempt to relieve inflammation in his surgically repaired joint. Manager Terry Francona said yesterday the team would wait at least two days before deciding whether Lowell needs to be placed on the disabled list. . . . The Texas Rangers promoted outfielder Julio Borbon from triple-A Oklahoma City in an attempt to help their slumping offense. He made his major-league debut last night. Righthander Willie Eyre was optioned to Oklahoma City. . . . The Cleveland Indians optioned infielder Josh Barfield to triple-A Columbus and activated pitcher Chris Perez, who was obtained Saturday in the trade that sent Mark DeRosa to St. Louis.
Contact staff writer Joe Juliano at 215-854-4494
This article contains information from the Associated Press.
