Phelps dazzles in win against Indians




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David Phelps - Cleveland Indians v New York Yankees
David Phelps pitches against the Indians on June 4th. (Getty Images)

The Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians for a second straight night tonight by a final score of 4-3. David Phelps was absolutely outstanding tonight as he picked up the well-deserved win. Mark Teixeira helped him out tonight with his three-run home run.

David Phelps allowed no runs on one hit in six innings of work. He struck out seven batters, but issued four walks throughout the game. Fortunately for Phelps, none of those walks came back to hurt him. Phelps finished his outing with 102 pitches, in which 64 of them were for strikes.

Joba Chamberlain relieved Phelps in the seventh and gave up a three-run home run to Drew Stubbs to make it a 4-3 game. After that home run, the Yankee bullpen would be effective and shut down the Indians offense to capture the win.

The Yankees got on the board first in the third inning thanks to a Ichiro Suzuki RBI single that plated Lyle Overbay. Two batters later, Mark Teixeira increased the Yankees lead to four with a three-run shot to left field.

Mariano Rivera came on in the ninth inning and notched his 21st save of the season.

The Yankees and Indians will conclude their three-game series tomorrow afternoon.

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