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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. 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The right-hander dropped his fourth straight decision in Los Angeles 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night, leaving his status very much in doubt as the Dodgers prepare for the stretch drive.Celtic boss Ronny Deila hopes to see his side take a step closer to sealing a fifth successive title on Sunday when they entertain Ross County. Deila decided he would step down from his position at the end of the season following last weekends Scottish Cup upset against Championship winners Rangers at Hampden Park.Pressure had been mounting on Deila throughout the season because of a poor European campaign, but the Norwegian was left with little choice over his future after Celtic laboured for the second time in three months in a domestic cup semi-final - crashing out of both competitions. Although the Hoops have stuttered throughout the season, the team have produced their best performances in the league to see off a spirited challenge from nearest rivals Aberdeen.And St Johnstones 3-0 victory over the Dons on Friday means Celtic can win the title by picking up just four points from their last five games.Despite the disappointment from last Sundays performance, Deila insists he will not make radical changes for his final run of matches as he looks to secure his second league title in his two seasons at Celtic Park.We are not going to change everything around, Deila said.We have won a lot of football games. We lost at the weekend but before that we hadnt lost since February.This game is going to be very important.We want to bounce back from the disappointment we had at the weekend because that was a very big blow for everybody and I could see that in the eyes of the playyers.ddddddddddddWanting to bounce back in a very strong way and put the pressure on everybody else, that is what we want to see out on the pitch on Sunday. Dedryck Boyata scores for Celtic in the last meeting with Ross County which ended in a 2-0 victory Deila revealed earlier in the week he had been considering his future for some time, although he was tempted to stay for the Champions League qualifiers.The former Stromsgodset boss did not feel the team were progressing enough under his stewardship though, and reckons a new manager may have a better chance of improving Celtic at European level.I was thinking that but it is about seeing that I get improvement, Deila said.If I see that the team are taking steps then I carry on. But I havent seen that improvement for the last six months.I havent seen that it was going the right way and that is also a decision to make for the club, because I think the pressure going into the next Champions League will be unbelievable and that will be tough for the whole club.Now there is new energy coming in. That will be positive. Also See: Celtic video Celtic fixtures Celtic stats Get ￡10 free bet! ' ' '