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Teixeira out of lineup with bruised thumb

Published Aug. 29, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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Mark Teixeira was scratched from the New York Yankees' lineup against the Chicago White Sox because of a bruised right thumb.

Teixeira, batting .257 with 28 homers and 91 RBIs, left after fielding Gordon Beckham's routine grounder to end the second inning Saturday. He injured his thumb Friday while making a diving stop.

Nick Swisher moved from right field to first and from fifth in the order to third, with Austin Kearns starting in right and batting seventh.

Meanwhile, pitcher Andy Pettitte, out with a groin injury, says he could return in two weeks at the earliest after throwing 35 pitches in a bullpen session. He will throw again on Tuesday or Wednesday.

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