Joba Chamberlain or David Robertson could have emerged as the closer in waiting.

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Joba Chamberlain and David Robertson each pitched a scoreless inning, and Mariano Rivera was perfect in the ninth for his seventh save in seven chances.

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The guests included David Lloyd George, Winston Churchill, Austen Chamberlain (a former Chancellor of the Exchequer), and Lord Birkenhead, until recently Lord Chancellor.

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With Joba Chamberlain having gone on the disabled list before the game with an oblique strain and David Robertson unavailable this series because of soreness in the area where the left knee meets the hamstring, manager Joe Girardi was counting on Sabathia to go deep in the game.

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With the departure of Soriano, who signed with Washington, a larger bullpen burden will fall on David Robertson, who never completely bounced back from a strained left oblique last May, and Joba Chamberlain, who returned in August from 14 months of injuries.

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