Fresh off his manager saying he's keeping the faith in his closer, Rays reliever Fernando Rodney was able to reward that faith against the Yankees Wednesday.
The closer entered the game with one out and one on in the ninth as Alex Cobb tried to go the distance in a 3-0 game. After allowing a single to Ichiro Suzuki, Rodney got Robinson Cano to ground out and Travis Hafner to pop out to end the game and earn the save.
Rodney, picking up his third save, went 2/3 of an inning and needed 14 pitches. His ERA is at 4.91. He had allowed four runs over his first seven appearances after giving up just five runs over 76 appearances last year.