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Mark Teixeira rests his sore wrist

Mark Teixeira safely slides home to score on

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Mark Teixeira said that his left wrist was inflamed and sore, using the same two words that had described the symptoms that required a shot of cortisone and two games off for him recently. Neither he nor the Yankees believes this flare-up is serious. Then again, neither could say when he will play again. He was not in the lineup Friday night to face the Red Sox, against whom he has 18 RBIs this...

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