Hughes Dominates As Yanks Breeze Past O's 9-1

Final123456789RHEBaltimore000001000191N.Y. Yankees «04200021x9140WP: P. Hughes (7-1) LP: B. Bergesen (3-4)

I'm very tired tonight so I'm going with bullet points. It wasn't that interesting of a game anyway.

Phil Hughes continues his incredible start. He pitched seven innings of one-run baseball, while scattering six hits, walking one, and striking out seven. The win improves his record to 7-1 and his ERA dropped to 2.54.

The Yankees put this game away early scoring six times in the first three innings. Sure, they could have had a repeat performance of Saturday's debacle, but with the way Hughes was throwing the ball the chances of that were very slim.

Robinson Cano continue his hot hitting and extended his hitting streak to 16 games. He went 3-for-4 with a homer, two RBI, and three runs scored. He's now hitting .373 on the season.

Nick Swisher and Curtis Granderson also picked up three hits apiece. Swisher raised his average to .320 and knocked in three runs. Granderson drove in two. Francisco Cervelli and Brett Gardner also had RBIs.

Alex Rodriguez crept closer to the .300 mark with two hits to raise his average to .297.
The Yankees are now 7-1 against the Orioles this season and look for the sweep tomorrow afternoon. CC Sabathia will start for the Yankees, with Kevin Millwood going for Baltimore. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. and the game will be on YES.

HittersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVGDerek Jeter, SS3100104.303 Ramiro Pena, SS1010000.227Nick Swisher, RF5033010.320 Marcus Thames, RF0000000.303Mark Teixeira, 1B5000003.215Alex Rodriguez, 3B4220012.297 Kevin Russo, 3B1000011.214Robinson Cano, 2B4332001.373Jorge Posada, DH3110102.326Curtis Granderson, CF4032001.260Francisco Cervelli, C3001003.302Brett Gardner, LF3211011.300Totals36914924

Batting2B - Nick Swisher (11, Bergesen), Curtis Granderson (6, Bergesen), Brett Gardner (5, Bergesen)HR - Robinson Cano (12, Albers)SF - Brett Gardner (2)RBI - Nick Swisher 3 (31), Robinson Cano 2 (42), Curtis Granderson 2 (10), Francisco Cervelli (24), Brett Gardner (17)RISP: 5-14 (M Teixeira 0-3, D Jeter 0-2, K Russo 0-1, C Granderson 2-2, F Cervelli 0-1, B Gardner 1-1, A Rodriguez 0-1, J Posada 0-1, N Swisher 2-2)
2-OUT RBI - Nick Swisher 2 (18)Team LOB - 7FieldingOutfield Assists - Brett Gardner 1
PitchersIPHRERBBSOHRERAPhil Hughes (W,7-1)76111702.54Chad Gaudin23001007.43Pitches-Strikes - Phil Hughes 101-72, Chad Gaudin 32-20Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Phil Hughes 4-10, Chad Gaudin 3-2Batters Faced - Phil Hughes 28, Chad Gaudin 9
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Phil Hughes
HONORABLE MENTION: Robinson Cano

Posted byGreg Cohen

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