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Yankees Game 81: Teixeira reaches milestone in win

New York Yankees 6 – San Diego Padres 3`

After losing the first two games, the Yankees looked to deny the sweep.

Chad Green and Andrew Cashner had a clean first inning but the Yankees scraped out a run in he second inning. Didi Gregorius reached first on a fielding error by Alexei Ramirez and advanced to third on a single by Aaron Hicks. Ronald Torreyes grounded into a double play but Gregorius scored to put the Yankees ahead.

Looking for a shut down inning, Chad Green fell behind in the count to Yangervis Solarte and the former Yankee went the other way with a solo home run, tying the game at one.