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Rivera provides yet another familiar ending

The ending, with Mariano Rivera on the mound, was a familiar one. As soon as Shane Victorino slapped a weak ground ball toward Robinson Cano, who scooped the ball and tossed over to first base, a smiling Rivera gave his classic fist pump.

How that ball eventually made it to Rivera, however, was not by the usual formula. With regular-season stalwarts Phil Hughes (16.20 ERA) and Phil Coke (13.50)...

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