New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira will miss Friday night's game against the Boston Red Sox due to soreness in his left wrist, the same wrist he injured 2½ weeks ago. However, All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano, who was limited to one pinch-hit at-bat over the last two games due to a stiff neck, returned to the lineup and will bat third. "(Teixeira) is sore again. It's something he's been battling since he hurt it the first time," said manager Joe Girardi, who added that he wouldn't be surprised if Teixeira misses Saturday's game off as well. "And it got to a point where we're going to have to give him some time off again. I don't think that it's a long-term problem, but we've just gotta get through this." Teixeira originally suffered the injury -- which was deemed wrist inflammation -- while taking a swing on July 29 vs. Boston. He aggravated it while diving for a ground ball the following day against the Baltimore Orioles. But an MRI revealed no structural damage, and Teixeira received a cortisone shot to ease the pain. Read more: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/sto...eturns-lineup-mark-teixeira-vs-boston-red-sox
