ARLINGTON, Tex. — On a day when the Yankees lost out on acquiring David Price and lost one of their best pitchers, Michael Pineda, to the disabled list, they lost to the Texas Rangers, 7-6, when Josh Hamilton’s single off Andrew Miller scored Leonys Martin from second base with two outs in the ninth inning.
It was a rare misstep by the bullpen, which let the lead get away in the seventh.
Mark Teixeira returned from a night off, and so did his powerful swing. He hit two home runs, giving him a team-leading 26, the last of which put the Yankees ahead by 5-4 in the seventh.