Teixeira out of lineup for 3rd straight game because of foot

NEW YORK (AP) Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game because of a sore left foot. Teixeira fouled a

NEW YORK (AP) Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was out of the starting lineup for the third straight game because of a sore left foot.

Teixeira fouled a ball off his foot in the fourth inning of Saturday's loss to Boston, and X-rays and a CT scan were negative.

'''I'm not sure about tomorrow,'' Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before Tuesday night's game against Baltimore.

The 36-year-old Teixeira is batting .186 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs in 63 games during the final season of a $180 million, eight-year contract. He was on the disabled list from June 4-25 because of torn cartilage in his right knee.

Rob Refsnyder made his third straight start at first.