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NEW YORK -- As Mark Teixeira started to say goodbye, Gary Sanchez began to say hello.Teixeira got two hits after tearfully announcing this will be his final big league season, and the New York beat the Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 13-7 Friday night with the help of Starlin Castros third-inning grand slam off Josh Tomlin.Two days after he was called up from the minors, Sanchez made his first league start behind the plate and threw out Jason Kipnis and Mike Napoli trying to steal second base in the first two innings.That arm, man, that a special arm right there, Teixeira said. Youre not going to have a lot of guys stealing on him if he keeps throwing like that. You just love seeing a 23-year-old with all the physical skills that you need to be a great player.Teixeira once had those skills. Slowed by injuries in the last five seasons, he said before the game he will retire after this season at age 36.He doubled in the first inning after warm ovation, then legged out a single in the third and took third on Brian McCanns double.It was special tonight, Teixeira said. I had a lot of the Indians come over and say congratulations and the umpires, just telling me that they enjoyed watching me and playing against me.Teixeira had finalized his decision at the All-Star break but kept it to himself and his family.I definitely have a little bit of a weight off my shoulders, he said.At .202, his batting average reached .200 for the first time since before play on May 20.It had to be really rewarding for the game that he had tonight, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said.New York had 16 hits, including at least one by every starter, and the Yankees were not retired in order in any inning. Jacoby Ellsbury had his first four-hit game since May 3 last year, and Michael Pineda (6-10) won for the third time in four outings following a six-start winless streak, allowing four runs and six hits in six-plus innings.Sanchez, viewed as the Yankees catcher of the future, doubled in the fifth for his first big league RBI and walked with the bases loaded in the sixth. He has hits in all three games hes played for the Yankees this week, and throwing out the base-stealers boosted his psyche.You get confident from making two good throws like that and getting them out, he said through a translator.Sanchez has worked on his defense this year with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre coach Jason Brown, and worked during spring training with former big league catcher Tony Pena.Hes always had a great arm, Girardi said. His exchange was quicker. ... He has the ability to throw a lot of runners out.McCann hit an RBI double in the third and, with runners at second and third, Tomlin intentionally walked Chase Headley. Two pitches later, Castro sent a cutter over the right-field scoreboard for his 12th homer this season and first career slam.Chris Gimenez, a .198 hitter coming in, hit a three-run homer in the Cleveland fifth.Tomlin (11-4) allowed a season-high seven earned runs and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings and is 3-3 in 10 outings since an 8-1 start. Cleveland lost for the fourth time in five games, and its AL Central lead over second-place Detroit was cut to two gamesWe cant keep looking over our back and see whose trying to catch us, Tomlin said. If we keep winning games, then no one can catch us.STILL SITTINGEven with the big lead, the Yankees didnt use Alex Rodriguez, who has one start and seven at-bats since July 22. He is stuck at 696 career home runs.STREAKINGFrancisco Mejia, a 20-year-old Indians catching prospect, doubled in the first inning for Class A Lynchburg, extending his hitting streak to 47 games. The first 22 games of the streak were for Class A Lake County.UP NEXTLHP CC Sabathia (6-8) starts for the Yankees against his first big league club after going 1-4 with a 6.85 ERA in his last eight starts. RHP Corey Kluber (10-8), the 2014 AL Cy Young Award winner, starts for the Indians. Cheap Orlando Magic Jerseys .J. -- Marty Brodeur beat the Pittsburgh Penguins yet again. Cheap NBA Jerseys .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. http://www.cheapmagicjerseys.com/ . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Cheap Magic Jerseys Authentic . Miikka Kiprusoff had just announced his retirement after a decade-long run in Calgary and it would be up to Berra and Ramo to fill the void. Cheap Swingman Magic Jerseys . Mitch Holmberg added a goal and three assists. Connor Chartier also scored for the Chiefs (3-0-0). Luke Harrison spoiled Garrett Hughsons shutout bid with a power-play goal at 13:17 of the third period. The Spokane goaltender finished with 28 saves, including a Brandon Fushimi penalty shot in the second period that would have tied the game 1-1. Nebraska goes into its final game of the regular season on Friday at Iowa with several questions to be answered.The big one on every Nebraska fans mind is who will be healthy enough to start at quarterback.Senior Tommy Armstrong Jr. missed last Saturdays 28-7 win over Maryland with a hamstring injury. Backup Ryker Fyfe took Armstrongs place, but come to find out he broke a bone in his left wrist and had surgery on Sunday to repair it.Armstrong said Tuesday after practice that he will be able to play. Coach Mike Riley said Fyfe might be available. If neither can go, Nebraska is left with No. 3 quarterback Zack Darlington.We have a good feeling that Tommys going to be able to do something, Riley said. We have a good feeling that Ryker is going to be able to do something.Riley would feel even better if any of the quarterbacks could help the 16th-ranked Cornhuskers (9-2, 6-2 Big Ten) come away with a victory at Iowa (7-4, 5-3) in Kinnick Stadium (3:30 p.m., ABC). That would give Nebraska 10 wins -- a significant turnaround from a 5-7 record in Rileys first season in 2015.Nebraska is also playing for a chance at a Big Ten West Division co-championship and an outside shot at the conference championship game next week in Indianapolis. To get there, the Cornhuskers need to take care of business against Iowa and hope for a Minnesota upset of Wisconsin, leaving them alone atop the standings.If Nebraska and Wisconsin win this weekend, they tie for the division title. But the Badgers get to advance based on their 23-17 overtime win over the Cornhuskers on Oct. 29.I think it would be awesome to get the 10th win. Its not that common, Riley said. Theres not going to be that many people in the picture of double digit wins during the season.Theres lots of reasons to win this game. Its Iowa, its a rival game, its a chance to win the division to get to the Big Ten championship game. Its 10 wins. Its a better bowl game. Theres a bunch of reasons.Nebraskas record against Iowa since it joined the Big Ten in 2011 is 3-2. The road team has won the last four games, including the Cornhuskers epic rally to beat Iowa 37-34 in overtime two years ago in Kinnick Stadium.It seems like a really great natural rivalry that will just do nothing but grow and become bigger and bigger, Riley said. I mean, just the proximity, kind of the like-mindedness, I just think its a perfect fit that way.Last year, the Hawkeyes won 28-20 in Lincoln to cap a perfect 12-0 regular season. Iowa is nowhere near that level this year, but they still could tie for the Big Ten West title with a win and a Wisconsin loss, which would create a four-team logjam at the top.ddddddddddddAt the end of the day, its what happens at game time, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said of the rivalry game. Doesnt matter if youve been playing for the last hundred years or havent played. Its about what happens at game time and how that thing goes.Iowa seems to have found its identity the past two weeks by relying on an airtight defense and a run-heavy offense. The Hawkeyes claimed their first Big Ten shutout since 2009 with a 28-0 victory at Illinois last Saturday.Iowa followed a similar formula the week before against Michigan in the stunning 14-13 upset that handed the Wolverines their first and only loss of the season. A pride-bruising, humiliating 41-14 loss to Penn State three weeks ago seemed to jolt the Hawkeyes into suddenly playing their best football of the year at the tail end of the schedule.Weve got our work cut out, and well see what we can do this week, Ferentz said. Its going to be a big challenge for us.Nebraska can expect to see play of Iowas two running backs. Senior LeShun Daniels Jr. and junior Akrum Wadley are taking turns leading the Hawkeyes in rushing.Two weeks ago, Wadley carried Iowa against Michigan with 112 yards rushing. Last week against Illinois, Daniels ran for 159 yards and two touchdowns.Both backs are closing in on 1,000 yards for the season. Wadley has 861 yards and Daniels is right behind with 855. With Fridays game and a bowl game remaining, both could get there.Weve got two guys that we have confidence in, Ferentz said. The best thing is they complement each other. Theyre different, yet they can kind of play off each other a little bit, and there is certainly room for both.Iowa is surviving on nothing more than simple, straight-ahead, power football. In November when the temperatures turn colder and the snow sometimes flies, ground and pound can often be a winning strategy in Big Ten country.Good defense also wins games this time of year in the cold north country. Iowas defense has played lights out the past two weeks. After giving up 599 yards in the debacle at Penn State, Iowa has regrouped and allowed only 399 the past two weeks.(We) just came together and told ourselves that cant happen anymore, Iowa linebacker Bo Bower said of the defensive effort against Penn State. Some teams can go down the drain. Some teams can pick themselves up. 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