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Since those first two games, Mo has converted all 26 save opportunities and has allowed only 2 ERs (0 in the month of June). His ERA for the season is a microscopic .83, the lowest of his 10-year career. Not including the first two games versus Boston, his ERA is .44! (And I?m not one who tends to use exclamation points). In Mo?s 43.1 innings of work, only 22 have gotten hits. He?s struck out 49 to just 11 walks, close to a 5:1 ratio. Righties have hit only .117 against Rivera and lefties fare little better, batting .176 versus the Dom-Mo-nator. |
He?s been untouchable all season long, yielding only 4 ERs in 43.1 IP. Two of these runs came on April 5th-6th, the first two appearances for Mo. Each was a blown save and questions arose from those outings: Had the Red Sox figured him out? Was he finally over the hill? Mariano Rivera paid no attention to these critics and hopped right back on the horse.