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NEW YORK -- His playing days dwindling, Mark Teixeira gave himself a moment to savor Wednesday night and rescued the New York Yankees in the process.Teixeira hit a game-winning grand slam with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Yankees staved off playoff elimination at the last possible instant with a 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.Thats as good as it gets right there, said Teixeira, set to retire after this season.Boston clinched the AL East title nearly 30 minutes before Teixeira connected, thanks to Torontos 3-2 loss against Baltimore. But a five-run comeback by New York in the ninth prevented its longtime rival from celebrating on the Yankee Stadium field.Its an unbelievable moment, manager Joe Girardi said. Its a great moment for him, and its a great moment for us.The victory by the Orioles put the Yankees on the brink of wild-card elimination following a surprising charge late this season. New York had only one infield hit and trailed 3-0 heading into the ninth, with Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel (2-5) jogging in from the bullpen on a misty and blustery night in the Bronx.Kimbrel, however, gave up a leadoff single to Brett Gardner and issued three straight walks, the last forcing in a run.Red Sox manager John Farrell turned to Joe Kelly, who struck out Starlin Castro and retired Didi Gregorius on a foul popup. With the Yankees down to their last out, Teixeira launched a 99 mph fastball on an 0-1 count into the New York bullpen in right-center.You dont want a wall-scraper in an 8-0 game to be your last one. You want a walkoff grand slam against the Red Sox, Teixeira said. Ill still be trying the next four games, but if it happens to be my last one, it will be pretty special.Yankees relievers raised their arms in excitement, and Teixeira puffed his cheeks and spread his arms wide as he rounded first base. The 36-year-old slugger, in his 14th big league season, tossed his helmet as happy New York players poured out of the dugout to swarm him at home plate.Im going to take away a lot of memories. This will be one of the best, Teixeira said. Thats as good as I can hit a ball.New York (82-76) guaranteed its 24th consecutive winning season, the second-longest streak in major league history behind the Yankees run of 39 straight from 1926-64.It was the teams first game-ending slam since Alex Rodriguez on April 7, 2007.Meanwhile, the Red Sox walked back to their bench and quietly cleared out of the dugout, an awkward way to mark their second division crown in four years. But once they returned to their clubhouse, they let loose and celebrated with the traditional beer and bubbly.Cant let one inning deter our whole season, outfielder Mookie Betts said.James Pazos (1-0) earned his first major league win, and the Yankees remained four games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card with four to play.Though the final score in Toronto was posted on the out-of-town scoreboard, the Red Sox hardly seemed to notice as players draped their arms over the dugout railing and rooted for Kimbrel in the ninth.Red Sox executives, however, jumped out of their front-row seats next to the Boston dugout and rejoiced when the Blue Jays game ended, giving Boston its eighth AL East title.Betts snapped a scoreless tie when he chopped a two-run double over third base in the eighth inning. David Ortiz scored moments later on Gary Sanchezs passed ball.Boston, which had already secured at least a wild-card spot in the playoffs, will open its postseason schedule Oct. 6 seeking a second World Series crown since 2013. The teams first opponent has not been determined yet.You never want to see a team celebrate on your home field, or celebrate at all, so well take that as a positive tonight, Teixeira said in the clubhouse, where he was congratulated by Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: LHP Drew Pomeranz (sore forearm) is tentatively slated to throw his customary 30-35 pitches in a bullpen session Thursday. 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AKRON, Ohio -- U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson is planning to play in the Olympics, and he said a meeting with USA Golf helped clear up a few concerns.Johnson said the Zika virus was discussed only briefly. The meat of the meeting was about security.I think theyve got it covered pretty well, Johnson said.The meeting had been planned long before Rory McIlroy and Jason Day pulled out of the Olympics in the past week, both citing concerns about the Zika virus. USA Golf is the national governing body for golf in the United States.I thought the meeting was good, Johnson said. It cleared up a lot of things. Still waiting to hear back on a couple things that all four of us had a concern about, but well have some answers early next week. At this point Im going to go to the Olympics and represent my country, and Im looking forward to it.The meeting was for the four eligible players -- Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson and Rickie Fowler. Countries are allowed as many as four players in Rio provided they are among the top 15 in the world. Fowler has the lowest ranking at No. 7.Spieth said he was uncertain and that there were quite a few different factors that would turn somebody away from going.I personally have not received enough information that would allow me to make a confident decision either way at this point, so itll be as we gather further information Ill be able to lean one way or the other, and when I feel confident on either side, Ill make the choice, he said.I just dont have a lot of information yet, and I will by next week, I think, have a significant amount more.---LOWRYS CONFUSION: Upon further reflection, Shane Lowry says he was affected by the USGAs indecision on whether Dustin Johnson should receive a one-stroke penalty in the final round of the U.S. Open.The USGA told Johnson on the 12th tee at Oakmont that he likely would get a one-shot penalty, and he could review it after the round. That meant Johnson didnt know over the last seven holes if his score was going to be one-shot worse. And neither did the players chasing him, though each were told of the situation.Lowry was tied for the lead -- as it turns out, he was one shot ahead -- with five holes to play. Johnson finished with three pars and a birdie, while Lowry three-putted three straight holes and tied for second.At the time I didnt think it affected me, and I did my interviews afterward and I said it didnt affect me at all, he said.dddddddddddd But when I look back on it, it did.He said Lee Westwoods caddie told Lowrys caddie as they walked off the 15th green that he didnt think Johnson would be penalized.We then stood on the 16th tee and went, `Right, were two behind. Whereas we were only one behind, Lowry said.The Irishman three-putted from long range on a fast green to drop another shot, and he never had a chance to catch up.I think if Dustin really wanted to argue his case, he could have, and he might have got away with that penalty shot if he really needed to, Lowry said. It would have been interesting to see if the two of us had have been tied or I would have won by one, whether Dustin would have got penalized that shot or not.---SCOTT ON OLYMPICS: Former Masters champion Adam Scott was the first golfer to pull out of the Olympics. He cited scheduling and family, though he has made no secret that he is more focused on pursuing titles that have more history than Olympic golf. Golf hasnt been part of the games since 1904.Scott saw two problems with the Olympics unrelated to Zika or any security concerns.For starters, he believes the Olympics should be for amateurs only.If the idea is to grow the game, Id make an argument that having the amateurs in the Olympics would grow the game the most -- not us, he said. I think having a young golfer aspire to be an Olympian is more realistic as an amateur than a professional. ... I think looking at the big picture, putting the amateurs in would be a better result for growing the game, if thats the point of our sport being in the Olympics.The other issue is making sure the Olympics fit in the landscape of professional golf.Eligible players will have two majors and the Olympics in a span of five weeks, and then the four-tournament FedEx Cup playoffs.Its just kind of shoved in there at a very critical time for everything Ive ever dreamed of winning, Scott said. I think theyve got to figure out how professional golf fits in that system better, whether thats a team event or stays individual, mixed team events, all of the above. But they should have a look at that because I think itll continue to be a problem beyond these games. ' ' '