SAN DIEGO -- Having hit his 400th career home run an inning earlier, Mark Teixeira couldn't resist a little bat flip after he hit No. 401.
Teixeira became the fifth switch-hitter with at least 400 home runs, Didi Gregorius also connected and Chad Green got his first big league victory as the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Teixeira struck out in his first three at-bats before hitting a high, arcing shot into the home run porch down the right-field line off Carlos Villanueva leading off the eighth for No. 400. With Brett Gardner aboard on a single with one out in the ninth, Teixeira got No. 401 when he homered to right off Kevin Quackenbush.
"The 400, I didn't know if it was going out," Teixeira said. "I hit it so high, you never really know how the ball's going to carry."
No. 401 was a no-doubter, and thus the little bat flip.
"That one I could enjoy a little bit," he said.
Both balls were thrown onto the field by fans, so Teixeira got them and gave them to his father, who was at the game.
"Opposing teams love the Yankees," Teixeira cracked.
He joined Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle (536) and Eddie Murray (504) in the 400-homer switch-hitters club, along with Chipper Jones (468) and teammate Carlos Beltran (411) who reached the milestone this year.
"It's really cool. I feel connected to every one of the switch-hitters," Teixeira said. "Mickey Mantle played for the Yankees. Eddie Murray's the reason I'm a switch-hitter. I watched him growing up in Baltimore. I got to play with Chipper Jones for a year in Atlanta, which was an unbelievable experience, and now I'm playing here with `Los and we do it in the same year. It's really cool. I'll always be able to take that with me."
He had not homered since April 13 before connecting against Minnesota last Sunday, and he homered against Texas on Monday. His first multihomer game since July 31 gave him seven home runs this season.
"Our reports obviously kind of failed us a little bit today because Teixeira got us on two breaking balls, a pitch he hasn't hit very well this year," Padres manager Andy Green said. "The one I thought Villa threw was a very good pitch."
The Padres were denied their first sweep of the season and what would have been their first sweep of the Yankees. New York beat San Diego 4-0 in the 1998 World Series.
Chad Green (1-1), a 25-year-old right-hander, held San Diego to one run and three hits in six innings, struck out eight and walked none. The rookie was recalled earlier Sunday from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, his third stint with the big league team this year.
It was a much better start than his big league debut, a 12-2 loss at Arizona on May 16 in which he lasted only four innings.
"From the first inning on, it just felt like another game," Green said. "I always thought I could get out big league hitters, but it's nice to have the reassurance. It's always nice to get the first one."
Green's only big mistake was Yangervis Solarte's leadoff homer in the second. Solarte tied his career high with four hits, finishing a triple shy of the cycle.
"I've definitely been battling through some things, but just trying to go out there every day and play hard and give it my best," Solarte said. "I didn't even realize I was a triple shy of the cycle. I was just trying to make good contact, hard contact, and go from there."
Aroldis Chapman relieved Anthony Swarzak after Alex Dickerson's two-run homer in the ninth, and got three outs for his 16th save in 17 chances.
Gregorius scored in the second when Ronald Torreyes hit into a double play and homered off Andrew Cashner (3-6) in the fourth. Aaron Hicks had three hits, raising his average to .208.
Cashner (3-6) came off the disabled list earlier in the day. Out since June 11 with a strained neck, he allowed two runs -- one earned -- and six hits in six innings.
Dickerson's homer was his second.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Manager Joe Girardi said he's still trying to figure out how to use OF Carlos Beltran in the series at the Chicago White Sox that starts Monday. Beltran has a tight right hamstring.
Padres: Manager Andy Green said INFs Cory Spangenberg (left quadriceps strain) and Jemile Weeks (right hamstring strain) will head to the team's complex in Peoria, Arizona, to continue their rehabs.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (5-5) is scheduled to start Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series. Chicago will counter with James Shields (3-9), who was traded from San Diego to the White Sox on June 4.
Padres: Luis Perdomo (2-3) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series at Arizona starting Monday night. The Diamondbacks will counter with RHP Archie Bradley (3-3).
New York Yankees
Teixeira became the fifth switch-hitter with at least 400 home runs, Didi Gregorius also connected and Chad Green got his first big league victory as the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Teixeira struck out in his first three at-bats before hitting a high, arcing shot into the home run porch down the right-field line off Carlos Villanueva leading off the eighth for No. 400. With Brett Gardner aboard on a single with one out in the ninth, Teixeira got No. 401 when he homered to right off Kevin Quackenbush.
"The 400, I didn't know if it was going out," Teixeira said. "I hit it so high, you never really know how the ball's going to carry."
No. 401 was a no-doubter, and thus the little bat flip.
"That one I could enjoy a little bit," he said.
Both balls were thrown onto the field by fans, so Teixeira got them and gave them to his father, who was at the game.
"Opposing teams love the Yankees," Teixeira cracked.
He joined Hall of Famers Mickey Mantle (536) and Eddie Murray (504) in the 400-homer switch-hitters club, along with Chipper Jones (468) and teammate Carlos Beltran (411) who reached the milestone this year.
"It's really cool. I feel connected to every one of the switch-hitters," Teixeira said. "Mickey Mantle played for the Yankees. Eddie Murray's the reason I'm a switch-hitter. I watched him growing up in Baltimore. I got to play with Chipper Jones for a year in Atlanta, which was an unbelievable experience, and now I'm playing here with `Los and we do it in the same year. It's really cool. I'll always be able to take that with me."
He had not homered since April 13 before connecting against Minnesota last Sunday, and he homered against Texas on Monday. His first multihomer game since July 31 gave him seven home runs this season.
"Our reports obviously kind of failed us a little bit today because Teixeira got us on two breaking balls, a pitch he hasn't hit very well this year," Padres manager Andy Green said. "The one I thought Villa threw was a very good pitch."
The Padres were denied their first sweep of the season and what would have been their first sweep of the Yankees. New York beat San Diego 4-0 in the 1998 World Series.
Chad Green (1-1), a 25-year-old right-hander, held San Diego to one run and three hits in six innings, struck out eight and walked none. The rookie was recalled earlier Sunday from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, his third stint with the big league team this year.
It was a much better start than his big league debut, a 12-2 loss at Arizona on May 16 in which he lasted only four innings.
"From the first inning on, it just felt like another game," Green said. "I always thought I could get out big league hitters, but it's nice to have the reassurance. It's always nice to get the first one."
Green's only big mistake was Yangervis Solarte's leadoff homer in the second. Solarte tied his career high with four hits, finishing a triple shy of the cycle.
"I've definitely been battling through some things, but just trying to go out there every day and play hard and give it my best," Solarte said. "I didn't even realize I was a triple shy of the cycle. I was just trying to make good contact, hard contact, and go from there."
Aroldis Chapman relieved Anthony Swarzak after Alex Dickerson's two-run homer in the ninth, and got three outs for his 16th save in 17 chances.
Gregorius scored in the second when Ronald Torreyes hit into a double play and homered off Andrew Cashner (3-6) in the fourth. Aaron Hicks had three hits, raising his average to .208.
Cashner (3-6) came off the disabled list earlier in the day. Out since June 11 with a strained neck, he allowed two runs -- one earned -- and six hits in six innings.
Dickerson's homer was his second.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Yankees: Manager Joe Girardi said he's still trying to figure out how to use OF Carlos Beltran in the series at the Chicago White Sox that starts Monday. Beltran has a tight right hamstring.
Padres: Manager Andy Green said INFs Cory Spangenberg (left quadriceps strain) and Jemile Weeks (right hamstring strain) will head to the team's complex in Peoria, Arizona, to continue their rehabs.
UP NEXT
Yankees: LHP CC Sabathia (5-5) is scheduled to start Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series. Chicago will counter with James Shields (3-9), who was traded from San Diego to the White Sox on June 4.
Padres: Luis Perdomo (2-3) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series at Arizona starting Monday night. The Diamondbacks will counter with RHP Archie Bradley (3-3).
4:40PM,EDT,July 3,2016
Petco Park, San Diego, California
Petco Park, San Diego, California
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cashner pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| Ellsbury singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Gardner walked, Ellsbury to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| McCann flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Castro struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Upton Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Myers grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Kemp struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| Gregorius safe at first on error by shortstop Ramírez. | 0 | 0 |
| Hicks singled to right center, Gregorius to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Torreyes grounded into double play, second to first, Gregorius scored, Hicks out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| Green struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Solarte homered to left (353 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Schimpf grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| Ellsbury singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Ellsbury out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| Gardner stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| McCann flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| Cashner out on batter's interference to catcher. | 1 | 1 |
| Upton Jr. flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| Castro grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Gregorius homered to right (357 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| Hicks hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 2 | 1 |
| Torreyes grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Green struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Myers singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Kemp struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Solarte doubled to right, Myers to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Dickerson lined into double play, pitcher to shortstop, Solarte out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| Ellsbury popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Gardner lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Teixeira struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Norris struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| Schimpf struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramírez lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Cashner pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| McCann walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Castro flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Gregorius lined out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Hicks singled to right, McCann to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Torreyes grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Green pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Jankowski hit for Cashner. | 2 | 1 |
| Jankowski struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Upton Jr. lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Myers grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Villanueva pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| Villanueva relieved Cashner. | 2 | 1 |
| Beltrán hit for Green. | 2 | 1 |
| Beltrán grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Ellsbury lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Gardner grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dellin Betances pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Betances relieved Green. | 2 | 1 |
| Kemp singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Solarte singled to left, Kemp to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Dickerson bunted into fielder's choice to third, Solarte out at second, Kemp to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Norris struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Schimpf struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Villanueva pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| Teixeira homered to right (337 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| McCann hit by pitch. | 3 | 1 |
| Castro grounded out to pitcher, McCann to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded out to second, McCann to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Hicks intentionally walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Torreyes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hicks out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Miller relieved Betances. | 3 | 1 |
| Ramírez lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Bethancourt hit for Villanueva. | 3 | 1 |
| Bethancourt singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| Upton Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| Myers walked, Bethancourt to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Kemp grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Quackenbush pitching for San Diego | NYY | SD |
| Quackenbush relieved Villanueva. | 3 | 1 |
| Rodriguez hit for Miller. | 3 | 1 |
| Rodriguez grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Ellsbury walked. | 3 | 1 |
| Ellsbury stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| Gardner singled to center, Ellsbury scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Teixeira homered to right (408 feet), Gardner scored. | 6 | 1 |
| McCann singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Domínguez relieved Quackenbush. | 6 | 1 |
| Castro grounded into fielder's choice to second, McCann out at second. | 6 | 1 |
| Gregorius grounded out to first. | 6 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| San Diego - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for New York | NYY | SD |
| Swarzak relieved Miller. | 6 | 1 |
| Solarte singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| Solarte to second on wild pitch by Swarzak. | 6 | 1 |
| Dickerson homered to right center (429 feet), Solarte scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Chapman relieved Swarzak. | 6 | 3 |
| Norris lined out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Rosales hit for Schimpf. | 6 | 3 |
| Rosales struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| Ramírez grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
New York Yankees
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellsbury CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .277 | .347 | .397 |
| Gardner LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | .254 | .357 | .348 |
| Teixeira 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .192 | .276 | .323 |
| McCann C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .233 | .340 | .447 |
| Castro 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .246 | .283 | .389 |
| Gregorius SS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .291 | .319 | .444 |
| Hicks RF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .208 | .273 | .315 |
| Torreyes 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .290 | .302 |
| Green P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Beltrán PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .298 | .339 | .574 |
Betances P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Miller P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
b-Rodriguez PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .222 | .259 | .383 |
Swarzak P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Chapman P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 142 | |||
| a-grounded to third for C Green in the 7th b-grounded to first for A Miller in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Hicks (9, Cashner) HR: Gregorius (9, 4th inning off Cashner 0 on, 1 Out); Teixeira 2 (7, 8th inning off Villanueva 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off Quackenbush 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Gregorius (38), Teixeira 3 (17), Gardner (16) GIDP: Torreyes Yankees RISP: 1-11 (McCann 0-2, Green 0-1, Gregorius 0-1, Torreyes 0-4, Castro 0-1, Gardner 1-1, Teixeira 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Gardner (12, 2nd base off Cashner/Norris); Ellsbury (16, 2nd base off Quackenbush/Norris) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Green-Gregorius). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Petco Park, San Diego, CA |
| Attendance | 42,131 (102.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Quinn Wolcott, First Base - Mark Carlson, Second Base - Mike DiMuro, Third Base - Pat Hoberg |
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