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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Brett Gardner got things started for the New York Yankees with a leadoff home run, then had three more hits after that. Despite all that and Mark Teixeiras two-run homer in his return to the starting lineup, the Yankees sweated it out until the very end before Gardner caught a flyball near the warning track in left field with the bases loaded for a 12-11 victory at Texas and overcome a seven-RBI game by J.P. Arencibia on Tuesday night. "It was a strange game, but it was great to get out of here with a win," manager Joe Girardi said. "It would have been a bad one to lose." The Yankees never trailed after Gardner reached base twice in a seven-run sixth inning. They led 10-4 before Arencibia, already with two doubles and a solo homer, hit a grand slam in the seventh. Texas scored twice off closer David Robertson, the fifth Yankees pitcher, and still had the bases loaded in the ninth after Elvis Andrus had a two-run single. Adrian Beltre hit a towering flyball that finally ended the game after 3 hours, 51 minutes. "It was about as bad as you can suck and still get one of the better hitters in the game out and not lose the ballgame," said Robertson, who got his 27th save in 29 chances. "If you look into that sixth inning, I dont think there were many people that thought we had a chance," manager Ron Washington said. "But we never quit, and we was one swing away with the right guy at the plate." Arencibia struck out to start the ninth, but still was the first Texas player with four extra-base hits since Josh Hamiltons four-homer game at Baltimore on May 8, 2012. The last player in the majors with at least seven RBIs in a loss was Jonathan Lucroy in 2012, when Milwaukee fell to the Cubs, STATS said. "Not enough," Arencibia said when asked to describe his game. Brandon McCarthy (3-0) went six innings for the Yankees, who have won all four of his starts since getting the big right-hander in a trade from Arizona on July 6. Teixeira, in his first start in nine games after a back strain, homered in the eighth to make it 12-8. He also walked three times and scored two other runs. Gardner, who went deep twice Monday off Yu Darvish, led off against rookie Nick Martinez (1-7) with his 13th homer. He added his second double to start the sixth and scored the first run in that rally. "He was hitting the ball hard before but getting outs," Girardi said. "Now hes hitting it out and hitting it down the lines." TRAINERS ROOM Yankees: RHP Michael Pineda (shoulder), out since early May, threw 45 pitches in a bullpen session and is set to start an injury rehab assignment Sunday. Infielder Kelly Johnson (strained left groin) is expected to be ready to play when eligible to come off the DL on Aug. 7. Rangers: Nick Tepesch pulled himself out of his last start Saturday night because of left knee soreness, and now Texas will skip his next turn in the rotation Friday as a precaution. Jerome Williams starts Friday at Cleveland. ON DECK Yankees RHP Hiroki Kuroda, 2-2 with a 2.08 ERA in five career starts against Texas, pitches against Colby Lewis in the rubber game of the three-game set. The Rangers will try to end a string of seven consecutive series losses since taking two of three against Minnesota on June 27-29, also the last time they won consecutive games. GREAT GLOVE Gardner had a running, sliding catch on a ball that Shin-Soo Choo sliced into the left field corner leading off the third. I GOT IT -- NOT The final run in the Yankees sixth scored after Gardners flyball into the right-centre field ended up a three-base error. Right fielder Alex Rios was calling for the ball when he reached for it, but closed his glove too soon. The ball ricocheted off the back of his glove and then off the head of centre fielder Leonys Martin, who was also in pursuit. Martin said he never heard Rios calling for it. JETER JUSTICE Derek Jeter was initially called out in the sixth after his chopper that was deflected by Martinez and led to a barehanded grab and throw by shortstop Andrus. Girardi challenged, and replay showed that Jeter was safe for his second hit of the game and 3,422 of his career. Alexei Kovalev Jersey . He says he will have the operation Wednesday and be ready in time for training camp in September. Bernier missed five games in March due to the injury. Jacques Plante Jersey .The league also seems to have a fairly active Twitter account www.twitter.com/bikinihockey that features the description “We provide a positive alternative to the hockey community and a venue for adult female hockey athletes to continue in their sport. http://www.canadienssale.com/customized/ . 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Posey homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs, rallying the San Francisco Giants past the Colorado Rockies 12-7 on Tuesday night for their seventh win in eight games. His solo homer in the sixth keyed a three-run burst as the Giants raced back from a 7-1 deficit to remain on the heels of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West. He hit a two-run double in a six-run seventh. Poseys prodigious night pushed his average over .300 for the first time since May. "Hes on fire right now and looking really good," winning pitcher George Kontos said. "Buster is a guy if something is not going right for him for a week or two or however long it is, hes a guy whos going to come out of it. "Hes going to get in his groove and do what were all accustomed to seeing him do." Kontos (4-0) kept the Giants in striking distance with 1 2-3 scoreless innings. Manager Bruce Bochy called that one of the turning points of the game. "As I was getting to the mound, Boch handed me the ball and he goes, Hold us here and well get you a win," Kontos recounted. "He came inside and said, I told you! I told you! Its crazy how quickly things can turn by putting up a couple of zeroes." Especially at Coors Field, where anything can happen and no lead is safe. "Thats the beauty of this park. Its easier to come back here than anywhere else," Bochy said. "Guys did a great job of not getting down." Once the Giants got rolling, the Rockies couldnt cool them off, as starter Jordan Lyles allowed six runs in 6 1-3 innings before giving way to reliever Matt Belisle (4-7), who surrendered another four before being pulled after getting just one out. Down six runs in the sixth, the Giants began to climb back into the game with Poseys 19th homer of the season and later a two-run shot from Andrew Susac. A seventh inning that featured five extra-base hits began with pinch-hitter Matt Duffy grounding out. San Fraancisco had a two-run double by Posey, an RBI single from Hunter Pence, a run-scoring double by Gregor Blanco that gave the Giants the lead, an RBI double from Susac and a run-scoring triple from Brandon Crawford.dddddddddddd The inning ended with Duffy striking out. Pence had two hits to extend his hitting streak to 15 games for the Giants. Josh Rutledge had a two-run triple in the third and DJ LeMahieu followed a two-run homer for the Rockies, who blew their biggest lead of the season. "Its a bad loss," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "Two different games, really. It wasnt pretty. "Jordan was throwing the ball really well. I was trying to squeeze another inning out of him. But I think he went about as long as he could. I think he was starting to tire." Yusmeiro Petit was hit hard, allowing six runs in four innings but was let off the hook with a no-decision by his teams comeback. Just the way things have been going for the Giants. "This is the time of year thats fun, because you can see the playoffs on the horizon," Posey said. "Really, thats the focus, just coming out and trying to win each day." TRAINERS ROOM Giants: OF Michael Morse suffered a strained oblique in batting practice Monday. Bochy said he expects Morse to return soon. Rockies: OF Michael Cuddyer (strained left hamstring) said hes healthy and will be ready to come off the disabled list when hes eligible next week. In his down time, Cuddyer said hes drafted four different fantasy football teams. UP NEXT Giants: RHP Ryan Vogelsong (8-9, 3.73) has given up eight earned runs in 6 1-3 innings against Colorado this season. Rockies: RHP Christian Bergman (1-2, 5.74) didnt give up a hit until the fifth in his last start at Arizona. He went 5 1-3 innings in a no-decision. FAMILY AFFAIR RHP Brett Bochy had his contract purchased from Triple-A Fresno and will be a long reliever for his father. He didnt make his major league debut Tuesday night. Its the second time the Giants have had a father-son, manager-player combination. Moises Alou played for his dad, Felipe, in 2005. ' ' '