Teixeira leads Yanks past Twins  MONDAY MAY 18, 2009 Mark Teixeira homered twice on Monday night as the New York Yankees held on for a 7-6 win over the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees got the victory as -165 home favorites in this contest, while the combined score went OVER the night's posted total (9.5). Alex Rodriguez also homered for New York in the contest, while Andy Pettitte went 6 2-3 innings for the victory (allowing four earned runs). Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer homered in a losing cause for the Twins.