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| NEW YORK -- Desperately trying to gain ground in the playoff hunt, the New York Yankees have no time to mess around. That means an early call to Mariano Rivera now and again. Struggling ace CC Sabathia pitched effectively into the eighth inning before Rivera earned his first four-out save in more than two years, helping New York hold off the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Wednesday night for a three-game sweep. "There are some situations that I have to do it. Tonight was one of those nights," Rivera said. "We had a lead and had to hold it. We need to do whatever it takes. Two outs, three outs, four outs -- whatever it takes." Robinson Cano homered for the Yankees, looking to chase down a playoff berth with their late-season charge. Brett Gardner hit a two-run triple and Lyle Overbay an RBI double in a four-run fourth against Erik Johnson (0-1), who was making his major league debut. New York, which entered 2 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay for the second AL wild card, has won 15 of 18 home games and 17 of 24 overall. Swept in three games at Chicago from Aug. 5-7, the Yankees returned the favour a month later. Next up for New York, an 11-game gauntlet against division rivals Boston and Baltimore -- beginning Thursday night with a four-game set against the first-place Red Sox. After winning 10 of 12, the last-place White Sox have lost six straight to start a 10-game trip against AL East contenders. Cano finished with three hits and two RBIs. With the Yankees leading 6-1 and seemingly in control, Sabathia (13-11) walked off to a warm ovation with two on and one out in the eighth. But normally reliable setup man David Robertson gave up an RBI single to Avisail Garcia, a two-run single to Josh Phegley with two outs and an RBI single to rookie Marcus Semien that cut the cushion to one. Well aware of his teams precarious position in the pennant race, manager Joe Girardi quickly went to Rivera, who threw a called third strike past Alejandro De Aza to end the inning. Rivera then got three quick outs in the ninth for his second save in two nights and 41st this season in 46 tries. It was his first save of more than three outs since July 24, 2011, against Oakland. "I feel hes capable of doing it," Girardi said. "I brought Robertson in for four outs the other night, as well. As much as I can do it, and theyre able, I will do it." Baseballs career saves leader with 649, Rivera missed most of last season with a knee injury. The only other time in 55 appearances this season the 43-year-old closer pitched more than one inning was when he blew a save Aug. 7 against the White Sox and wound up getting six outs. "We brought in guys who have done the job all year and eventually, we got the job done," Girardi said. Sabathia had his best outing in a month and improved to 19-4 in 33 career starts against the White Sox, the lowest-scoring team in the American League this year. The 23-year-old Johnson allowed five runs -- three earned -- and seven hits over six innings. A second-round draft pick two years ago, he went 12-3 with a 1.96 ERA in 24 starts combined at Triple-A Charlotte and Double-A Birmingham this season. "It was a great feeling to be out there," said Johnson, who acknowledged being nervous early. "I think I could have just filled up the strike zone a bit better, worked ahead, especially with all my pitches. That was the main thing." Combined with Semien and reliever Daniel Webb, they made the White Sox the first team this season to have three players make their major league debuts in the same game. "Thats the position that were in," said manager Robin Ventura, happy with the efforts of all three. "Its a positive step." Cano hit Johnsons 12th pitch to right field for his 203rd career home run, moving ahead of Hall of Famer Bill Dickey for 15th place on the franchise list. Alex Rodriguez singled to start the fourth, and Johnson hurt himself with a bad throw. He shattered Ichiro Suzukis bat on a slow roller, then babied his soft throw to first base. Jeff Keppinger failed to scoop it, and Suzuki was safe on Johnsons error. "It was just a tough bang-bang play and I just rushed it," Johnson said. "That kind of opened up the rally." Overbay hit an RBI double and Gardner tripled to deep left-centre before scoring on Canos two-out infield single, a comebacker that deflected off Johnsons glove. Alfonso Soriano added a sacrifice fly in the seventh. NOTES: The game began with only three umpires while Bruce Dreckman was treated by Yankees medical staff for a finger injury he sustained away from the ballpark. Dreckman came onto the field for the bottom of the first inning, umpiring at third base. He originally was scheduled to work home plate, but the assignments were rotated before the game. Crew chief Tim Welke moved from first base to home plate. ... Yankees RHP Ivan Nova was selected AL pitcher of the month for August after going 4-0 with a 2.08 ERA in six starts. Nova (8-4, 2.88 ERA) pitches Thursday night against Red Sox RHP Jake Peavy (11-5, 3.91). ... Semien singled in his first career at-bat. USA Soccer Jerseys 2019 . 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Bumgarner pitched all nine innings and allowed just four hits.MONTREAL — Five things to watch as Canada continues its road to gold in the world junior hockey championship on Saturday with a game against Germany:Avoiding complacency — The Germans, ranked 13th in the world, are Canadas weakest group-stage opposition. Last year, Canada opened its tournament with a 7-2 victory over the Germans, who ultimately scored just seven goals in their four round-robin games. The German national team has never finished higher than fifth at a world junior tournament. As in any David-and-Goliath matchup, Canada will need to stay focused and avoid complacency to ensure victory.Goal fest — If Canada can remain level-headed, its fans can expect a slew of goals from the red-and-white. The tournament-favourite Canadians are undefeated (12-0) all-time against the Germans at the world juniors, outscoring them 67-18.Captain Canada — Ottawa Senators rookie Curtis Lazar will look to use his 27 games of NHL experience to lead Canada back to the gold-medal game. Lazar, one of seven returning players from last years tournament in Malmo, Sweden, was named team ccaptain earlier this week.dddddddddddd A game against Germany could be exactly what the 19-year-old needs to spark linemates Connor McDavid and Nick Ritchie — a trio that will need to get hot if Canada hopes to be successful against tougher opposition down the road.North American experience — The German roster boasts a few players who have played hockey in Canada and the United States. Perhaps the most dangerous will be Dominik Kahun, who played two seasons with the Sudbury Wolves of the Ontario Hockey League. The 19-year-old winger, competing in his third world juniors, led Germany with seven points (three goals, four assists) at last years tournament.Cortinas homecoming — Saturdays game will be very special for German coach Pat Cortina, who was born in Montreal. After years coaching the Italian and Hungarian mens national teams, Cortina is now in his third year at the helm of the German organization — at both the senior and junior levels. Cortina has the formidable task of leading Germanys under-20 squad to the podium for the first time in its history. ' ' 'the ice Alexandre Belanger allowed four goals on 20 shots. ' ' ' |
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