NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira's 11th career grand slam helped the Yankees move just one game off the pace for a postseason berth, running their winning streak to six games with a 7-5 victory over the Rays on Friday at Yankee Stadium.
Teixeira was summoned for a curtain call following his fourth-inning blast off Tampa Bay reliever Kevin Jepsen, which landed in the right-field bullpen. Slugging rookie Gary Sanchez also hit his 12th home run as the Yankees (75-65) improved to a season-high 10 games over .500, trailing the Orioles and Tigers by just a game for the second American League Wild Card.