Ron Marinaccio went from a mini-vacation to the cauldron that is the ninth inning.
From six days without throwing a pitch to being given the ball against the best offense in baseball while nursing a one-run lead.“It’s exciting,” the right-handed reliever said after nailing down theon Saturday in The Bronx. “We’re all down there, we got an unbelievable bullpen here. We always say, we’re all ready for any situation that might come. It was another one of those situations, keeping myself ready no matter the days off.”The first two Rangers reached base, creating extra tension.
Ron Marinaccio hugs Kyle Higashioka after picking up the save in the Yankees’ 1-0 win over the Rangers.Marinaccio responded like closing games wasn’t new to him even though this was only the second save of his career.He fanned Leody Taveras after falling behind 2-0 in the count.“They have a great lineup. I just tried to tell myself, just throw my pitches in the zone with conviction and that’s all I can do to give us the best chance,” Marinaccio said.
Manager Aaron Boone only went to Marinaccio after having to use Clay Holmes in the eighth inning against the middle of the Rangers’ order. With Holmes having thrown 24 pitches the night before, Boone wasn’t going to push him, and he had already gone to Tommy Kahnle and Wandy Peralta. Marinaccio was fresh and up for the challenge.
“That’s the thing about Ron. Whatever’s going on, he’s fearless,” Boone said. “No hesitation. … We liked Ron for that part of the lineup all day long. He was in play there. We were going to ride him. He made a lot of big pitches.”
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