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Yanks rally in 8th to halt Rays' streak at 4

Published Jun. 8, 2009 8:46 a.m. ET

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A day after one of his worst relief outings, Mariano Rivera was right where he wanted to be: back on the mound.

Unlike Saturday, when his manager ordered him to walk Evan Longoria, Rivera got his chance to face Tampa Bay's slugger, this time with two outs in the ninth inning and a one-run lead to protect.

And the outcome was more familiar. Rivera got Longoria to ground meekly to second, closing out the New York Yankees' 4-3, come-from-behind victory over the Rays on Sunday for his 495th career save.

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