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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Mariano Rivera was honoured on the field before his final game in Texas -- and was fittingly on the mound to end it. After getting an appropriate gift of cowboy boots from the Rangers before the game, Rivera pitched the ninth inning for the save in a 2-0 victory for the New York Yankees after Hiroki Kuroda threw seven scoreless innings Thursday. "Hes Mo. Every time I go out there and he comes in, Im excited more so than any point in the game," said rookie catcher Austin Romine, who had a career-high three hits and scored the first run. "To catch a guy thats done it day in and day out for a long time. .... Everybody looks, everybody watches and they see how its done." The boots given to Rivera were inscribed with the Yankees logo, his name and No. 42. They were presented by John Wetteland, who before becoming the Rangers career saves leader was the Yankees closer and was set up by Rivera during their 1996 World Series championship season. Rivera was also given a cowboy hat delivered by Texas closer Joe Nathan, who had the save in last weeks All-Star game after Rivera pitched the eighth. Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, baseballs strikeout king who is now the Rangers CEO, took part in the presentation of a $5,000 donation to the Mariano Rivera Foundation that helps needy children. "It was wonderful," Rivera said of the recognition, though he wasnt yet ready to wear the boots. "Mo looks good in a hat like that," manager Joe Girardi said. "It was nice who they had. ... Its a pretty special group of people that put out there with him." With the Yankees struggling to score runs -- they had only eight runs while managing to split the four-game series -- they need pitching like they keep getting from Kuroda (10-6), even if wasnt convinced he had an overly impressive outing. Kuroda scattered six hits and had three strikeouts with one walk. The right-hander threw 100 pitches on a warm day, though overcast conditions kept the temperature in the low 90s -- about 10 degrees cooler than originally forecast. He is 3-0 with a 0.69 ERA in four July starts. "I dont I had any particular pitch that was working well, and from the get-go I didnt have a good outing," Kuroda said through an interpreter. "But I think I was able to get big outs and have a decent outing." David Robertson worked a 1-2-3 eighth before Rivera took over in the ninth. Rivera allowed an infield single before getting his 33rd save of the season to extend his career record to 641. It was Riveras 40th career save against Texas. In 10 playoff appearances against Texas, Rivera pitched 14 scoreless innings with five more saves, including two in both the 1998 and 1999 AL division series the Yankees swept in three games each. It was the sixth shutout victory this season for the Yankees. Texas was held without a run for the sixth time, already one more than last season. The Yankees led for good when Brent Lillibridges RBI double in the sixth made it 1-0 off Derek Holland (8-6), who pitched into the eighth. Romine led off the sixth with a double down the left-field line and moved to third on Ichiro Suzukis sacrifice bunt before trotting home on the Lillibridge hit. Holland struck out two and walked one while allowing eight hits, five of them for extra bases. The lefty was gone after a one-out double in the eighth by Robinson Cano, who scored when Eduardo Nunez reached on a fielders choice grounder. "I was matching Kuroda pitch for pitch. I did that for a while," Holland said. "I left a pitch up to Cano the last batter, and he got on and got in. ... Great pitcher on the other side." 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Minnesota Twins Pro Shop .Y. - Rob Manfred was promoted Monday to Major League Baseballs chief operating officer, which may make him a candidate to succeed Bud Selig as commissioner.Andrew Dodt faced his challenges from Adam Scott and Ashley Hall on Saturday, but he held them off to retain the lead of the Australian PGA Championship at the end of the third round.Dodt is 14-under par for the tournament, two shots ahead of Hall and the USAs fast finishing Harold Varner III, who are in a tie for second at Royal Pines.Scott faded fast to be in a tie for fourth, four shots off the pace.But Saturday afternoon was all about the other Queenslander - Dodt.He struck three bogeys and five birdies in his two-under round, but he was no less consistent than those around him as heavy winds threaten to bring with them a late afternoon storm.Playing partner Hall faced the same struggles. He was faultless on the front nine, but bogied his last two holes to also be two under for the round.Varner then began to handle the conditions best. He hit eagles on the 15th and 17th, but bogeyed the 18th for a five-under round.For a moment too, Scott threatened to launch an all-out assault.After sinking a 10-metre putt to eagle the ninth, Scott went outright second and was just one shot off the lead.Then it all went pear-shaped for the world No.7.Dodt birdied the ninth to extend his lead and Hall eagled to retake second.In rresponse Scott found the water on the 10th, the trees on the 11th, the bunker on the 12th and then the water again on the 13th.ddddddddddddSomehow he escaped with just two bogeys from the horror run, but it was enough to blunt his charge before a late birdie helped him finish two under for the day.Hes now joined by the Australian veteran John Senden, perhaps the last of those still in contention after a consistent error-free round of four under.The same cant be said about New Zealander Ryan Foxs third round.After starting tied for third with Scott, he finished one over for the day after bogeying three of his first five holes.He remains sixth, but now seven shots off the lead.Englishman Steve Webster and Australian Sam Brazel earlier equalled the best round of the tournament with seven-under 65s.It shot them to equal sixth and 12th respectively, telling given Brazel was forced to watch the live scores of the last group on Friday evening from his hotel to see if he would made the cut at two over.Im stoked, Brazel said.I just let it go. 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