"At least this time the Yankees won.

After blowing a save to the Red Sox on Sunday and taking the loss Tuesday against the Angels, Mariano Rivera gave a up a three-run home run in the ninth inning yesterday, but still picked up the save as the Yankees beat the Angels, 6-5.

Afterwards, Rivera said he wasn't worried, and neither was manager Joe Girardi.

The man who hit the home run, Russell Branyan, however, had a different take.

"For a three-game stretch, I've never seen him get hit this way," said Branyan, who has been in the majors since 1998.

Rivera may not have been worried, but he admitted to being unhappy with his performance -- and he had reason to be. His first pitch was swatted over the right-field wall by Branyan, marking the third straight outing in which the Yankees closer allowed a run and the second straight appearance in which he gave up a homer.

The last time Rivera surrendered earned runs in three straight outings was last Sept. 19, 20 and 26, and the last time he allowed homers in consecutive appearances was on April 24 and 29, 2009.

Rivera flushed Sunday's game against the Red Sox in a game the Yankees lost in 10 innings and lost Tuesday's game against the Angels when he allowed a two-run homer to Bobby Abreu. Then came yesterday.

"I'm not happy," Rivera said. "I have to come in there and do my job.""