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    Rivera gets No. 500
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    Yankees 4, Mets 2
    Mariano Rivera's save on Sunday was the 110th in which he recorded four outs.  (Kathy Willens/AP)
    By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
    It's often said that three is the magic number, and though a trio of runs in the first essentially won the game, it's No. 500 that will be remembered as Mariano Rivera took his place in history by closing out the Subway Series. The milestone save ensured a sweep behind an effective Chien-Ming Wang start.
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    Series at a glance:
    NYY
    NY Yankees (43-32)
    Won 5     		NY Yankees 4, NY Mets 2   NYM
    NY Mets (37-37)
    Lost 3
    June 28, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    NY Yankees
    		 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1   4 4 0
    NY Mets
    		 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0   2 5 0
    Standings thru 6/28/09  |  Recap: NYY | NYM  |  Gameday  |  Yankees stats  |  Mets stats
    NY Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Jeter, SS 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 .309
    Swisher, RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .237
      Hughes, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      a-Matsui, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246
      Bruney, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Rivera, P 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .000
    Teixeira, 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 5 .276
    Rodriguez, Al, 3B 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 .232
    Cano, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 .297
    Posada, C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272
    Cabrera, Me, LF-RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .286
    Gardner, B, CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .289
    Wang, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
      Coke, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Damon, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288
    Totals 27 4 4 4 11 2 20  

    a-Grounded out for Hughes, P in the 8th.

    BATTING
    2B: Jeter (15, Hernandez, L), Teixeira (22, Hernandez, L).
    TB: Posada; Teixeira 2; Jeter 2; Rodriguez, Al.
    RBI: Teixeira 2 (60), Posada (33), Rivera (1).
    2-out RBI: Rivera.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cano 2; Teixeira 2.
    SF: Posada.
    GIDP: Cano 2, Wang.
    Team RISP: 1-for-8.
    Team LOB: 8.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Cabrera, Me (5, 2nd base off Rodriguez, Fr/Santos, O).
    CS: Cano (3, 2nd base by Hernandez, L/Schneider).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Jeter-Cano-Teixeira).
    		 
    NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Murphy, Dn, 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .246
    Cora, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252
    Wright, D, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .342
    Sheffield, RF-LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .280
    Tatis, LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .254
      Rodriguez, Fr, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Martinez, F, CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .169
    Schneider, C 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .233
      a-Santos, O, PH-C 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
    Castillo, L, 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .279
    Hernandez, L, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .111
      b-Reyes, Ar, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
      Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Reed, J, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
    Totals 30 2 5 2 6 8 20  

    a-Flied out for Schneider in the 6th. b-Grounded into a forceout for Hernandez, L in the 7th.

    BATTING
    2B: Martinez, F (6, Wang).
    TB: Martinez, F 2; Sheffield 2; Castillo, L; Murphy, Dn.
    RBI: Martinez, F (7), Castillo, L (16).
    2-out RBI: Castillo, L.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Tatis; Hernandez, L; Santos, O 2; Cora.
    SAC: Tatis.
    GIDP: Wright, D.
    Team RISP: 2-for-10.
    Team LOB: 9.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Castillo, L (8, 2nd base off Wang/Posada), Wright, D (20, 3rd base off Rivera/Posada).

    FIELDING
    DP: 3 (Castillo, L-Cora-Murphy, Dn, Hernandez, L-Cora-Castillo, L, Cora-Murphy, Dn).
     
    NY Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Wang (W, 1-6) 5.1 4 2 2 3 3 0 10.06
    Coke (H, 5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.31
    Hughes, P (H, 2) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.44
    Bruney (H, 7) 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.84
    Rivera (S, 18) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.93
    		 
    NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Hernandez, L (L, 5-3) 7.0 3 3 3 5 1 0 4.04
    Feliciano, P 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.56
    Green, S 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.40
    Rodriguez, Fr 1.0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1.23

    Game Scores: Wang , Hernandez, L .
    IBB: Rodriguez, Al (by Hernandez, L), Teixeira (by Feliciano, P), Jeter (by Rodriguez, Fr).
    HBP: Cora (by Wang).
    Pitches-strikes: Wang 85-49, Coke 6-4, Hughes, P 16-10, Bruney 15-6, Rivera 23-16, Hernandez, L 116-56, Feliciano, P 16-8, Green, S 10-5, Rodriguez, Fr 38-18.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Wang 10-2, Coke 0-0, Hughes, P 2-1, Bruney 0-0, Rivera 2-0, Hernandez, L 6-3, Feliciano, P 2-0, Green, S 1-0, Rodriguez, Fr 1-0.
    Batters faced: Wang 23, Coke 1, Hughes, P 5, Bruney 4, Rivera 5, Hernandez, L 26, Feliciano, P 4, Green, S 2, Rodriguez, Fr 7.
    Inherited runners-scored: Coke 1-0, Hughes, P 1-0, Rivera 2-0, Green, S 2-0.
    Umpires: HP: Mike Winters. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Tony Randazzo. 3B: Chris Guccione.
    Weather: 69 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF.
    T: 3:38.
    Att: 41,315.
    Venue: Citi Field.
    June 28, 2009
    June 28, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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