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Yanks hold off Twins in 12 to end skid despite Rivera's 1st blown save of year

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Desperate for a win, manager Joe Girardi went to one of the few players who has shown any kind of consistency for the New York Yankees this season. Then, Mariano Rivera blew a save for the first time all year. But just when it looked as though nothing could go right for these stunned and scuffling Yankees, something finally did. Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead homer in the 12th inning and the Yankees overcame Delmon Young's tying shot off Rivera in the eighth, beating the ...

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