Hughes Impressive in Yanks' Victory over Indians

Phil Hughes pitches against the Cleveland Indians Tuesday night. 

The Yankees extended their winning streak to four consecutive games with their 6-4 win over the Indians Tuesday night. Phil Hughes was lights out tonight and the Yankee offense was able to get the job done. 

Phil Hughes pitched 8 innings of shutout ball. He allowed 6 hits and struck out 4. He walked 1 batter. Hughes threw 111 pitches, 74 of them were for strikes. 

Hughes had a rough start against the Braves his last time out. He allowed 5 runs on 6 hits. He also allowed 4 home runs.

This outing he didn't allow a run or a home run. He had good command of his fastball and his breaking ball was outstanding. Although he didn't have many strikeouts, he was getting ahead of batters which led to quick outs. 

The Yankee offense continued to get the job done tonight. They scored three in the third on a Chris Stewart RBI single and a Curtis Granderson 2-run single. 

Mark Teixeira would hit a sacrifice fly to center field in the fifth inning to drive in Curtis Granderson to make it 4-0. 

Alex Rodriguez would add to their lead with a solo shot to left field in the seventh inning. With that hit, he passed Ivan Rodriguez for 45th place on the all-time hits list. 

The Yankees would add one more run by a Chris Stewart sacrifice fly to left field to score Nick Swisher in the eighth inning. 

Cory Wade would come on in the ninth to relive Phil Hughes and he was unable to close the game out. Wade allowed 3 runs on 4 hits.

Rafael Soriano would replace Wade and he would notch his 16th save of the season. 

The Yankees will conclude their 3 game set with the Indians tomorrow. 

Alex Rodriguez Moves into 45th place on All-Time Hits List

Alex Rodriguez has passed Ivan Rodriguez for 45th place on the all-time hits list with his home run Tuesday night. It was his 2,845th hit of his career.

Rodriguez blasted a 2-1 fastball from Tony Sipp into the second deck in left field. It was his 13th on the season and his 642nd for his career.

Next on the list for Rodriguez to pass is Brooks Robinson with 2,848 career hits.

Game 73: Indians at Yankees

                                June 26th, 2012, 7:05 pm ET, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York


The Yankees and Indians will square off once again tonight in the Bronx.

Click Here for the probable pitchers for this series.

Here are the lineups:

Indians (37-25)
Shin-Soo Choo, RF
Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
Jason Kipnis, 2B
Carlos Santana, C
Michael Brantley, CF
Johnny Damon, LF
Casey Kotchman, 1B
Jack Hannahan, 3B
Lonnie Chisenhall, DH

Pitching: Justin Masterson RHP (4-6, 3.98 ERA this season)

Yankees (44-28)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Nick Swisher, RF
Raul Ibanez, DH
Dewayne Wise, LF
Chris Stewart, C

Pitching: Phil Hughes RHP (7-6, 4.94 ERA this season)

Enjoy the game!

Yankees HOPE Week: An Angel in Queens

The Yankees visited An Angel in Queens to celebrate Hope Week on Tuesday. Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson, Hiroki Kuroda, and Boone Logan were the players that visited.

An Angel in Queens is a nonprofit organization started by Jorge Munoz that helps bring hot meals to the less fortunate. Every night at around 9:30 pm Jorge arrives at the intersection from his home in Woodhaven, driving his white pickup truck with enough home cooked meals to feed the dozens of day laborers who congregate there.

The Yankees donated rice and they helped Munoz cook. They also donated him $10,000 towards his organization.

The Yankees visit An Angel in Queens. (Yankees Photo)

Munoz cooks for over 100 people every day. He lost his job as a bus driver, but he still strides to feed people with the little money that he has.

"I feel great great when i see these guys with their smiling faces," Munoz said. "Because they got something to eat before they go to sleep."

You can read more about An Angel in Queens by Clicking Here.

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Monday: Flying Manes

Yankees HOPE Week will continue all week long.

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Yankees HOPE Week: Flying Manes

The Yankees kicked off hope week yesterday with a visit to the Flying Manes, a nonprofit organization that helps children with physical and emotional disabilities by offering therapeutic horse riding instruction. It was started by Stefanie Dwyer and her husband Bricklin about four years ago.

Mark Teixeira, Eric Chavez, Jayson Nix, pitching coach Larry Rothschild, and Yankees general partner Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindell all attended the event.

The Yankees surprised the children by bringing the horses down to an enclosed area. The players interacted with them and shared many laughs throughout the day.

Mark Teixeira spent time with 9 year old Owen Atkins, who is suffering from cerebral palsy. Teixeira guided Atkins horse while he sat on the saddle.

It's great. This is wonderful. Owen in a huge Yankees fan," Dan said. "You just cannot put this into words. He's extremely excited. We watch a lot of Yankee games on TV. This is something that he will have for his whole life and it is really inspiring."

Mark Teixeira with Owen Atkins. (New York Daily News)

Mark Teixeira played a game with Owen. Teixeira held a ball and and Owen took his best swing and hit it.

"We really enjoy being with our fans and being with the community," Teixeira said. "Anytime you can put a smile on a kids face, it makes it all worth it."


You can read more about the Flying Manes by Clicking Here.


The Yankees HOPE Week will continue all week long.