A Rod S Third Homer Of The Day Leads To Glen Perkins Second Blown Save

Rodriguez slugged his third home run of the night in the ninth inning, giving Perkins’ his second blown save of the season. 

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Trailing 5-4 in the ninth, Rodriguez homered to lead off the inning and tie the game. The Yankees would add three more runs on a John Ryan Murphy blast later in the inning, giving New York an 8-5 lead.

Andrew Miller pitched a scoreless bottom half of the inning to give the Yankees the win. 

Rodriguez also homered in the fourth and seventh innings, finishing the game 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored.

Before Saturday, Perkins had been 29-for-30 in save opportunities. His first blown save came July 18 against the A’s.