NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira brought the Subway Series to life with his bat, his legs, his temper and even some head games that caused him to grin like the Cheshire Cat.Teixeira hit a tiebreaking, three-run drive off Steven Matz in the second inning for his first home run against a left-hander in more than a year, then got hit by a pitch that sparked a bench-clearing dustup in the New York Yankees 9-5 win over the Mets on Wednesday night.Two innings later, Mets reliever Hansel Robles lost his composure at Yankee Stadium and started shouting when he thought Teixeira was stealing signs while taking a lead off second base.If you think I have them, then change the signs, Teixeira said. Dont try to challenge me to a duel.Teixeiras home run, the first for the switch-hitter off a lefty since July 31 last year, put the Yankees ahead 6-3. When he batted in the fifth, Matzs first pitch hit Teixeira on the left shin.Are you kidding me! Teixeira yelled.I know Matz is a good kid. I like him a lot. Ive talked to him a few times, but listen, when you hit a home run and the next pitch is not even close to the plate and hits you, it just looks bad, Teixeira said after the game. If it was on purpose, its uncalled for. If it wasnt, it just looked really bad.After Gary Sanchez got his first big league hit in the seventh and scored on Rob Refsnyders sacrifice fly for a 7-4 lead, Teixeira was at second with the bases loaded when Teixeira got into Robles head.With the count 1-2 on Starlin Castro, catcher Rene Rivera went to the mound, was urged to head back to the plate by umpire Nic Lentz, then returned to the mound briefly before squatting for the next pitch.Robles stepped off, stared at Teixeira, and Rivera came out to the mound again. Two pitches later, with Teixeira smirking, Rivera went back to the mound for another conversation, then returned to the plate as infielders Kelly Johnson and Wilmer Flores went to the mound.Forget about it. Just pitch and throw the ball, Rivera recalled telling Robles.Castro beat out an RBI infield hit, ending a 5-minute at-bat, and Robles was taken out by Mets manager Terry Collins. While walking to the dugout, Robles barked at Teixeira.That was funny. After three or four pitches, I realized that hes like staring at me and he thinks I have his signs, Teixeira said. So I just started having some fun with him. I didnt have his signs. I was breathing. ... It got worse and worse, and he kept staring at me more and more and yelling stuff, so I just kind of started having some fun. ... Ive never got inside someones head just standing there. Its a talent, I guess.Robles was convinced Teixeira was up to no good.I got a little upset, he said through a translator. Thats not the way you play baseball. You have to play baseball as a man.Collins said his pitcher should have adapted.All hes got to do is certainly have a different plan and change signs, he said. At that particular point in the game, we were getting back in the game. So, youve got to maintain your composure and get some big outs to get us back in the dugout.The slow-footed Teixeira also scored a tying run from first base in the first inning on Chase Headleys two-run double. He is hitting .198 with 10 home runs.Matz insisted he didnt deliberately hit Teixeira.It may seem like on purpose, but I really didnt, the rookie said.On a night when the Mets dropped 8 1/2 games behind NL East-leading Washington and two games back for the leagues second wild card, slugger Yoenis Cespedes aggravated his strained right quadriceps while swinging at a ninth-inning pitch from Tyler Clippard.Cespedes struck out on the next offering, and new Mets outfielder Jay Bruce followed with a game-ending groundout, completing his second straight 0-for-4 night.Cespedes will go on the disabled list Thursday, and rookie Brandon Nimmo will be recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas.I think the best option is just rest about 10 days or so, because if I continue playing hurt, Im not going to recover, Cespedes said through a translator.FOR STARTERSChad Green and Matz (8-8) both struggled, and Luis Severino (1-6) came out of the bullpen with 4 1/3 innings of one-hit relief for his first big league win since last Sept. 27. Green pitched in the slot of traded Ivan Nova, and it is possible Severino will take the next turn.KIDDIE KORPSSanchez went 1 for 4 at designated hitter, a job held by Alex Rodriguez in the first half of the season and Carlos Beltran for much of July. Sanchez was assigned No. 24, down from No. 57 earlier this season and No. 73 late last year.NEW LOOKWith Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Miller, Beltran and Nova all traded for prospects. Beltrans locker, the one by the bathroom entrance used previously by Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano, was empty, as were the stalls of Chapman and Nova. Clippard moved into Millers space.TRAINERS ROOMYankees: LHP Jacob Lindgren will have Tommy John surgery Friday, an injury that likely will sideline him until the 2018 season. New York said team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad will operate at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.UP NEXTRHP Nathan Eovaldi (9-7) starts for the Yankees and RHP Bartolo Colon (9-6) for the Mets in Thursday nights Subway Series finale. 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The Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, and Texas Rangers all won on Sunday meaning the Rangers will host the Rays in a play-in game on Monday. Each week, ESPN.com writer Brett Okamoto provides his take on the hottest topics in the world of mixed martial arts.This week, Okamoto squares off with former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis to debate all things MMA ahead of his Saturday showdown against Charles Oliveira at UFC Fight Night in Vancouver, British Columbia. Pettis (18-5) is in a three-fight losing streak for the first time in his career but hopes to stop it against Oliviera.1. UFC president Dana White has said he will not book a trilogy fight between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz immediately. Is the UFC taking a risk by not doing so?Pettis: The risk is people forgetting about it and not caring anymore. It was a close fight. It could have gone either way. There was a case for either side winning that fight. Im not sure exactly what the UFCs plan is on it. It was a good fight, so Id watch it again. Why not? A trilogy fight would be a hard one to call. They both had some strong points. If Diaz can put some more pressure on him in the second and third round when he gasses, I think Diaz could take it. Conor, I dont think he can finish Nate. If he could he would have early in that fight; he had him wobbled twice.Okamoto: Absolutely not. I know everyone has McGregor/Diaz fever right now, but honestly, I wouldnt even like the idea of cramming this trilogy into one year. Its unnecessary. A third fight will be insanity whenever it happens -- let it sit for now. To me, it can only get bigger. Imagine if one wins a title at lightweight and their final chapter plays out with a belt on the line. And if the worst happens -- both stumble and lose between now and then -- you can still revisit this rivalry. Play the prefight, postfight highlights and well all come back. Zero risk in skipping this trilogy fight for now.2. Whom should McGregor fight next?Pettis: Conor McGregor should be fighting ... I dont know, Jose Aldo is the one with the interim belt. Id like to see that get figured out before he starts moving around different weight classes. Yeah, I would say Jose Aldo. Most definitely a rematch would look different. I think Aldo would not come out as crazy as he did last time, not be as stupid as he was. Conor is one of them guys, though, who definitely has some skills. Hes a big dude to be making 145. Im similar size to him and Im making that cut to 145 now, too.Okamoto: Lightweight champ?Eddie Alvarez. As Ive said before, this entire thing started with a 155-pound championship between McGregor and Rafael dos Anjos. A broken foot, plus McGregors willingness to accept a last-second change in opponent, took us on a serious detour. Im in favor of heading back to the starting line. McGregor can fight very comfortably at lightweight -- hes not killing himself to make weight, nor is he facing guys who are too big for him. Alvarez wants a big name, and as deep as that lightweight division is (and as good as Khabib Nurmagomedov is), theres not a must-see title fight that would prevent McGregor from getting the next title shot.3. If McGregor does not return to featherweight to defend his title, whom should interim champion Jose Aldo fight next?Pettis: I have no idea. I honestly havent even looked that high up. I know he just beat Frankie Edgar, so whoever is behind Edgar. Ive got to go handle business this weekend and then we can start putting my name in the mix.Okamoto: A ranked lightweight. If McGregor says, Eh, Im not interested in featherrweight anymore.dddddddddddd Keep the toy belt, Im heading to lightweight, Aldos response should be, In that case, Im heading to lightweight, too. Lets be real for a minute: McGregor punked Aldo in 2015. Beat him up, verbally, at one press conference after another and then dropped him in 13 seconds. Its on Aldo to get that fight back. McGregor chased him for two years because he was the champion. Now its Aldo who needs to chase. Accept and win fights that force that rematch. Aldo is more than capable of doing that. Hes one of the best fighters in the world. What if Aldo chased McGregor to 155, beat anyone that dared stand in his way and set up that second fight? Can you imagine how big that would be?4. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency is gathering information on Nate Diazs admitted use of CBD oil at the UFC 202 press conference. Should USADA be investigating this?Pettis: No, I dont think so. Im not really familiar with the rules on how they test for that, but its after the fight. Im pretty sure the amount of THC from that wouldnt be high enough that it would matter. He was kind of pushing the rules, I guess, hes doing it right in front of everybody, but yeah -- I dont know. I dont have a strong opinion on it.Okamoto: The unfortunate answer is yes. And the reason for that is thats what theyre here for. UFC partnered with USADA to establish a strict drug testing environment. Under USADAs rules, what Diaz did is a potential violation -- so for them to just ignore it? They cant. HOWEVER. Any kind of suspension for this would, in my opinion, go against the spirit of the program, which is made to be strict but is not made to bury an athlete who is not seeking any performance-enhancing ability whatsoever. If USADA finds a rule was violated, the punishment should be a public warning and that is it. Rules are rules and Im all for upholding them, but there is also room for common sense to prevail in this program, and I hope that will be the case.5. UFC Fight Night this weekend features a main event between Demian Maia and Carlos Condit. What is more difficult to prepare for: Maias ground game or Condits striking?Pettis: Theyre both dangerous. Ive trained with Carlos; to see the way hes attacking this fight is interesting. I think both of them, you cant catch up to these guys. Condit has years and years of striking experience and Maia, years and years of grappling. Only difference is grappling changes when youre getting punched in the face, so it all depends on how Condit uses his striking to an advantage when it comes to the grappling.Okamoto: Have to say Maias ground game. That doesnt mean I think Maia is better than Condit -- Im just saying, in terms of which strength is most difficult to prepare for ... its Maia. Condits volume is dizzying. Hes outclassed some phenomenal fighters with the angles he creates, the movement, versatility. Its a difficult style to beat. But Maias ground game, you really cant make a mistake. You let Maia into your hips for half a second, hes glued to you the rest of the round. Especially when hes fresh at the start of the fight, Maia will take advantage of any physical or mental pause his opponent takes. Again, doesnt mean Im calling him a better overall welterweight than Condit, but his grappling is one of the most menacing skills this sport has. ' ' '