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Originally Posted by PhillieFever
One question about Rivera,being an NL guy I don't get to see him too much.Is it common for him to come into the game in the 8th inning? Burnett was pitching so well,that I was really surprised to see Girardi take him out.
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It is very uncommon in the regular season. It isn't out of the ordinary in the playoffs however. Torre used to do it sometimes. Girardi pitched Rivera two innings in Game 6 to close out the Angels. I don't imagine it will be the last time you see it either.