Yanks' Lose Finale to Braves

Phil Hughes pitches against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. (Getty Images)

The Yankees lost the finale against the Atlanta Braves by a score of 10-5. This game was controlled by home runs, in which both teams combined for 9 home runs.

Phil Hughes started for the Yankees and he surrended 4 home runs in the 4 1/3 innings that he pitched. Hughes allowed 6 runs on 6 hits. He struck out 5 and did not issue a walk. He suffered his 6th loss on the season.

Derek Jeter opened up the bottom half of the 1st with a homerun on the first pitch that he saw from Tommy Hanson. It was Derek's 28th career leadoff homerun.

The Yankees hit 4 homeruns in the game. Derek Jeter hit a solo shot to right in the 1st. Eric Chavez hit a solo shot to center in the 5th. Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano went back-to-back in the 6th inning. Rodriguez and Cano each clubbed solo shots to right field.

The Yankees were unable to catch up to the Braves. They were trailing 6-5 in the 8th inning, but the Braves had a 3 run 8th inning and also scored once in the 9th inning. Cory Wade, Boone Logan, and Freddy Garcia all gave up runs.

The Yankees will enjoy an off day tomorrow and they will start a 3 game set with the Mets on Friday.

Alex Rodriguez Passes Jimmie Fox on All-Time RBIs List

Alex Rodriguez has passed Jimmie Fox on the All-Time RBIs list with his solo home run in the 6th inning of Wednesday's game, which gave him 1,925 career runs batted in (RBI).

 Rodriguez hit a 1-2 slider from Tommy Hanson that just made it's way over the right field wall.

 Ty Cobb is next on the list for Alex. Cobb has 1,938 career runs batted in (RBI).

Game 68: Braves at Yankees

                          June 20th, 2012, 1:05, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York

The Yankees look to rebound against the Braves today after the loss last night.

Here are the lineups:

Braves (36-32)
Michael Bourn, CF
Martin Prado, LF
Brian McCann, DH
Dan Uggla, 2B
Freddie Freeman, 1B
Jason Heyward, RF
Andrelton Simmons, SS
Juan Francsico, 3B
David Ross, C

Pitching: Tommy Hanson RHP (7-4, 3.32 ERA this season)

Yankees (41-26)
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Raul Ibanez, LF
Eric Chavez, 3B
Russell Martin, C
Jayson Nix, SS

Pitching: Phil Hughes RHP (7-5, 4.50 ERA this season)


Enjoy the game!

Yanks' Win Streak Snapped with Loss to Braves

Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Atlanta Braves Tuesday night. (Getty Images)

The Yankees could not extend their win streak on Tuesday night as they were defeated by the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in a close ballgame.

Hiroki Kuroda started for the Yankees and was solid early on. He had good command of his fastball, but he worked into some trouble during the middle innings. Kuroda allwoed 4 runs on 6 hits in 7 innings pitched. He struck out 6 and walked 3.

The Yankee offense jumped on Tim Hudson early on as they scored 2 runs in the 2nd inning on a Nick Swisher 2 run double to center field.

The Yankee offense struggled throughout the game. They were 2 for 11 with runners in scoring position and they left 9 men on base.

The Yankees and Braves will play the finale tomorrow afternoon.

David Aardsma Throws Scoreless Inning for GCL Yanks'

David Aardsma took one step closer in joining the Yankees after he pitched a scoreless inning for the Gulf Coast League Yankees on Tuesday. Aardsma struck out two and walked one.

The Yankees signed the righty in January knowing that he would be on the disabled list when the season started. Aardsma is recovering from Tommy John Surgery that he underwent last July.

Aardsma tweeted about his outing:



According to David, he will make another appearance on Saturday.