NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira hit a three-run home run in the second inning and nearly sparked a benches-clearing incident three innings later as the New York Yankees recorded a 9-5 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium.
Teixeira gave the Yankees the lead for good when he homered off Steven Matz (8-8) with two outs in the second. With one out in the fifth, the switch-hitting first baseman was hit on the left knee by Matz's first pitch.
Teixeira took exception to being hit and immediately began yelling and glaring at Matz.