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The New York Yankees might've found their groove in the Motor City.
Bobby Abreu hit a grand slam in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees won their seventh straight game Wednesday night, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2.
Phil Hughes has a stress fracture in one of his ribs, and the New York Yankees' pitcher is expected to be sidelined for at least two months.
Bobby Abreu's bloop single snapped an eighth-inning tie, and the New York Yankees got a solid outing from Phil Hughes in a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night.
Johnny Damon lofted a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning, rookies Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain rescued Roger Clemens and the Yankees rallied past Cleveland 8-4 Sunday night, closing within 2-1 in their first-round AL playoff series.
Yet another starting pitcher on the last-place New York Yankees got hurt Tuesday night. This one was working on a no-hitter in his second major league start. Phil Hughes carried his gem into the seventh inning before a hamstring injury cost him a chance to make history. The team's prized prospect is expected to miss four to six weeks, a sour end to an otherwise encouraging night for New York.
Phil Hughes showed promise. A.J. Burnett showed him how it's done. Burnett dominated the struggling Yankees and outclassed their prized prospect on the mound, sending last-place New York to its sixth straight loss by pitching the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-0 victory Thursday night.
As previewed in this space yesterday, Phil Hughes made his season debut last night and rejoined the Yankees' rotation with six scoreless innings against the Tigers.
-- Phil Hughes was impressive -- his fastball has more zip on it that it did for most of last year -- but the Detroit lineup is hardly the test that some like to think it is. Not for a right-hander, anyway.
Toronto is off to an AL-best 12-5 start despite a pitching staff that's decimated by injuries and the disabled list swelled even further Wednesday with B.J. Ryan and Ricky Romero landing on the shelf.
Yanks-Padres talking Peavy for Kennedy, HughesEven as they pursue free-agent starting pitchers CC Sabathia, Derek Lowe and A.J. Burnett, the New York Yankees could also have an eye on San Diego Padres right-hander Jake Peavy according to MLB.com.
Chamberlain Will Start, Later Than Sooner - New York YankeesOnce Hank Steinbrenner gave his forceful opinion about Joba Chamberlain's pitching future with the Yankees, the voice mail and e-mail messages began piling up for Brian Cashman. It was another restless day in Yankeeland.
7 young pitchers who could be injury risksThe unofficial industry standard is that no young pitcher should throw more than 30 more innings than he did the previous season. It's a general rule of thumb, and one I've been tracking for about a decade.
Yanks out of running for SantanaBy dinnertime Tuesday, Hank Steinbrenner had notified every New York newspaper the New York Yankees would not be trading for Johan Santana, his baseball people apparently unwilling to accessorize their Phil Hughes-Melky Cabrera offer with Ian Kennedy, Austin Jackson or Alan Horne …
Yankees decide to offer Phil Hughes in package for Johan Santana After two days of internal discussions among front-office executives, the Yankees swallowed hard Friday and decided to offer Phil Hughes to the Twins as part of the trade package they hope will land them Johan Santana.
Save Hughes. Save Joba. Save IPK. Save The Future Yesterday, we made our position clear: Save The Big Three. This was met with varying responses, most of which disagreed to one extent or another. It seems that most Yanks fans — surprise surprise — would like to see Johan Santana in pinstripes. Hell, count me among 'em.
No Hughes, No Chamberlain, No Deal Likely for TeixeiraTwo vitally important players to the Yankees' future are pitchers Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes. The Yankees' unwillingness to part with either will have ramifications before the trading deadline next Tuesday.
More Bad News for Yanks: Hughes out til AugustBrian Cashman revealed today that Phil Hughes has a Grade 3 ankle sprain and will need 4-6 weeks of rehab time before he gets back on the mound.
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