TAMPA, Fla. — Yankees closer Mariano Rivera threw a perfect inning during his first spring training appearance, which came in New York’s 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a game between split squads Sunday.

MLB SPRING TRAINING ROUNDUP: Yankees closer Mariano Rivera threw a perfect inning during his first spring training appearance, which came in New York's 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a game between split squads Sunday.

Yankees closer Mariano Rivera threw a perfect inning during his first spring training appearance, which came in New York's 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in a game between split squads Sunday. Rivera was greeted by a standing ovation from most of the announced crowd of 10,810 at George Steinbrenner Field when he entered in the fourth.

Cole Hamels pitched four-hit ball into the fourth inning and Luis Montanez homered in the 10th inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Hamels struck out two and did not walk a batter in 3 2-3 innings.

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Yankees closer Mariano Rivera threw a perfect inning during his first spring training appearance in New York's 3-0 win over Philadelphia.

Joe Blanton threw two shutout innings for Philadelphia, and third baseman Placido Polanco drove home the game’s first run as the Phillies defeated the Yankees 9-3 on Monday. For both Blanton and Polanco, it was their first chance to get on the field after injury-plagued 2011 seasons.

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Mariano Rivera walked to the mound as "Enter Sandman" played before the fourth inning, his number 42 matching his age during a game for the first time. Many of the 10,810 fans in Steinbrenner Field rose for a standing ovation, a tribute to the start of what may be the great closer's final season.