Mariano Rivera earns 500th save, Yankees beat Mets

[June 29, 2009]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Mariano Rivera earned his 500th save, becoming the second reliever to reach the milestone, and the New York Yankees beat the punchless Mets 4-2 on Sunday night for a Subway Series sweep.

Chien-Ming Wang won for the first time in more than a year and Rivera got four outs, securing the Yankees' fifth consecutive victory -- all away from home.

In a fun twist on a night that belonged to him, Rivera even contributed offensively by drawing a bases-loaded walk from Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth for his first career RBI. It was the third regular-season plate appearance for the 39-year-old closer -- and second in five days.

Mark Teixeira hit a two-run double off Livan Hernandez (5-3) in a three-run first. The Yankees had only four hits.

[Associated Press; By MIKE FITZPATRICK]

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