Jose Valverde had another adventurous ninth inning against the Yankees on Saturday, giving up three runs on three hits, and needing 31 pitches to get through his inning of work. Valverde hadn't pitched since Sunday, so manager Jim Leyland wanted him to get some work in during a 7-2 game. After surrendering an opposite field solo shot to Nick Swisher, he got Robinson Cano to fly out before walking Alex Rodriguez. After a Mark Teixeira pop out, consecutive RBI hits from Curtis Granderson and Raul Ibanez brought the Yanks to within 7-5. Finally, he was able to retire Eric Chavez on a fly ball to right to end the madness and seal Drew Smyly's first MLB win. Though Valverde has an extremely long leash on the ninth-inning role, he has not pitched well this season. Fantasy owners would be wise to grab Joaquin Benoit as his handcuff where available.