Yanks' rally falls short against Rangers

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Andy Pettitte pitches against the Rangers on June 26th. (Getty Images)

The Yankees rally fell just short tonight as they were defeat 8-5 by the Rangers. The Yankees cut the deficit to one twice, but the bullpen couldn't shut down the Rangers. Andy Pettitte started for the Yankees, but struggled again as he suffered the loss.

Pettitte allowed four runs, three earned, on six hits, in six innings of work. He struck out six and walked two. He finished his outing with 107 pitches thrown, in which 72 of them were for strikes.

The Yankees made it a one run game in the bottom of the sixth inning after they scored two runs to make it a 4-3 game. Joba Chamberlain entered the game in the seventh inning and gave those two runs back. The Yankees would answer in the bottom half of the seventh inning with two more runs to make it a 6-5 game.

The Rangers would pad their lead in the ninth inning with two runs to make it a 8-5 game.

The Yankees could not answer in the bottom half of the ninth inning as they were retired in order by Joe Nathan.

The Yankees and Rangers will conclude their three-game set tomorrow afternoon.

Game 77: Rangers at Yankees

Game 77: Rangers at Yankees

June 26th, 2013, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV: YES Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: T-Storms Early, 86 Degrees, Wind: WSW at 8 MPH

After the Yankees took the opener last night, these two teams are set to go head-to-head again tonight.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series

Here are the lineups:

Rangers (44-33)
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Elvis Andrus, SS
Nelson Cruz, RF
Adrian Beltre, 3B
A.J. Pierzynski, C
Lance Berkman, DH
Mitch Moreland, 1B
David Murphy, LF
Leonys Martin, CF

Pitching: Justin Grimm RHP (6-5, 5.57 ERA this season)
(Justin Grimm against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (42-34)
Brett Gardner, CF
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Travis Hafner, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Zoilo Almonte, LF
Jayson Nix, 3B
Chris Stewart, C
Alberto Gonzalez, SS

Pitching: Andy Pettitte LHP (5-5, 4.20 ERA this season)
(Andy Pettitte against the Rangers: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!

Mark Teixeira to undergo season ending surgery

And the season goes on for the Yankees.

Mark Teixeira announced today that he will indeed undergo season-ending surgery to repair a torn tendon sheath in his right wrist. 

Teixeira said that he will have surgery on his right wrist sometime next week and he will be out for four-to-five months.

The doctors have told him that he should be back to one-hundred percent in six months. 

This is just another stunning blow for the Yankees as the injuries keep on coming. 

Ichiro, Yankees walk-off against Rangers

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Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Rangers on June 25th. (Getty Images)

With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Ichiro Suzuki done something that he has only done one other time in his career: hit a walk-off home run. The only other time he hit a walk-off home run was against Mariano River, yes Mariano, in 2009. In the Yankees 4-3 win over the Rangers, the Yankees hit four solo home runs to defeat the Rangers. Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and he faced fellow Japanese native, Yu Darvish.

Kuroda allowed three runs, two earned, on five hits in six and two third innings of work. He struck out six and walked one. He finished his outing with 99 pitches thrown, in which 65 of them were for strikes. 

The Yankee offense came via the home run ball tonight as four Yankees went deep. Travis Hafner hit the first home run in the fourth inning to make it a 2-1 game. Brett Gardner would add a home run of his own in the fifth inning, which at the time made it a 3-2 game. The Yankees would tie the game at three in the sixth inning on a Jayson Nix solo home run. Neither team would score until the bottom half of the ninth inning when Ichiro Suzuki hit a line drive home run to right field to win the game. 

Mariano Rivera picked up his first win tonight, which evened his record to 1-1 out of the bullpen. 

The Yankees and Rangers will continue their three-game set tomorrow night. 

Game 76: Rangers at Yankees

Game 76: Rangers at Yankees

June 25th, 2013, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium

TV: MY 9, MLB Network Radio: WCBS 880

Weather: Partly Cloudy, 92 Degrees, Wind: WSW at 12 MPH

The Yankees and Rangers will play the first game of their three-game set tonight.

Click Here for the Probable Pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Rangers (44-32)
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Elvis Andrus, SS
Nelson Cruz, RF
Adrian Beltre, 3B
A.J. Pierzynski, C
Lance Berkman, DH
Mitch Moreland, DH
David Murphy, LF
Leonys Martin, CF

Pitching: Yu Darvish RHP (7-3, 2.84 ERA this season)
(Yu Darvish against the Yankees: Click Here)

Yankees (41-34)
Brett Gardner, CF
Ichiro Suzuki, RF
Robinson Cano, 2B
Travis Hafner, DH
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Zoilo Almonte, LF
Jayson Nix, SS
David Adams, 3B
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Hiroki Kuroda RHP (7-5, 2.78 ERA this season)
(Hiroki Kuroda against the Rangers: Click Here)

Enjoy the game!