Vittorio Grilli, who becomes deputy finance minister, is a former director-general of the treasury.

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Jason Grilli pitched a perfect ninth for his 15th straight save to start the season.

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"We needed to win the game, " Hurdle said, explaining why he went to Grilli.

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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mario Monti is meeting with Economic Minister Vittorio Grilli and Bank of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco.

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Marlon Byrd singled to start the Mets' ninth off Jason Grilli (0-1).

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Vin Mazzaro tossed two scoreless innings and Jason Grilli retired Ruben Tejada with two on, making him perfect in 14 save chances this season.

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Closer Joel Hanrahan was traded to Boston, leaving journeyman Jason Grilli to pick up the slack after another solid year as a setup man.

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Vittorio Grilli was briefed by Mr Draghi ahead of a special parliamentary hearing on Tuesday concerning the derivatives scandal emerging at the 500-year-old bank.

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Responding to a question by the Financial Times, the ECB confirmed that Mr Draghi met Mr Grilli at a finance ministry office in Milan, but declined to comment further.

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Mr Monti's deputy finance minister, Vittorio Grilli (Mr Monti is his own finance minister), predicts a fall in GDP of up to 0.5% next year, with the outlook flat for 2013.

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