Baseball Roundup: Rivera Praises Pettitte for Admitting Drug Use
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Mariano Rivera completed his three-year contract and supported Andy Pettitte for issuing a statement in which he admitted to using human growth hormone.
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The New York Yankees edged arch rivals  the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Sunday, ace reliever Mariano Rivera  pitching out of a bases-loaded jam to secure a win set up by  Derek Jeter&#39;s eighth-inning clutch home run.
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Mariano Rivera stepped off a jet from Panama after the funeral of two relatives and raced to Yankee Stadium in plenty of time to pitch, if needed, in Game 1 against the Red Sox in the AL championship series Tuesday night.
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Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone to recover from an elbow injury in 2002, the New York Yankees pitcher admitted two days after he was cited in the Mitchell Report.
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Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Miguel Tejada were among the players that a former major league pitcher accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, according to a federal agent's affidavit, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday on its Web site.
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Mariano Rivera secured the final three outs after Randy Johnson worked the first eight innings to improve to 15-10.
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Of course he would be here. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera understands duty and obligation. He has been the most dominant closer in baseball for the past decade, a lofty title that is impossible to achieve unless you are a person who is rich in confidence, poise, and responsibility.
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NEW YORK - Physically and emotionally drained after the deaths of two of his wife's relatives, Mariano Rivera planned to be ready to pitch in the American League championship series opener.   "I am going back to New York tomorrow, after the funeral, and rejoin the team," the New York Yankees' closer said Monday outside his home in Panama...
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New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera pitches in the 11th inning, on his way to winning the game as the Yankees beat the Minnesota Twins 6-5 in 11t innings to win the American League Division Series 3-1 Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004 in Minneapolis.
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NEW YORK - Mariano Rivera showed up just in time to save the New York Yankees. Rivera got Boston's Kevin Millar to pop out to strand the tying run at third base in the eighth inning, then finished out a thrilling 10-7 win for the Yankees in Tuesday night's opener of the AL championship series...
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Andy Pettitte won his 200th career  game to give the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the  Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday, closing the gap on American  League East leaders Boston to a game and a half.
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TAMPA, Florida  - New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte apologized on Monday for using human growth hormone and said he had not talked to his good friend Roger Clemens since Congress held hearings last week on drug and steroid use by baseball players.
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Mike Mussina won his first game in more than a month, Alex Rodriguez hit his major league-leading 25th homer, and the New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-2, last night to extend their season-high winning streak to eight.
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The Yankees placed outfielder Gary Sheffield on the 15-day disabled list Thursday and All-Star closer Mariano Rivera became the latest ailing player for New York.
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Mariano Rivera, it turned out, was involved in a bit of drama even before he took the mound during the Yankeesâ 4-3 victory against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night.
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Last year it was Andy Pettitte who was the Game 2 stopper for the New York Yankees in the Division Series, Championship Series and World Series.
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The Major League Baseball franchise scheduled to move to Washington completed a trade for troubled Anaheim outfielder Jose Guillen today, giving up outfielder Juan Rivera in return.