Yankees lose as Vidal Nuño allows walk-off HR in 10th

Newsday — Phil Hughes seemed to recover just fine from his previous outing, which he described as a "nightmare.''

New York Yankees May 21, 2013

Rapid Reaction: Orioles 3, Yankees 2 (10)

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — WHAT IT MEANS: Phil Hughes bounced back, but the Vidal Nuno magic ended, at least for night. BUCK-LE UP: The third pitch Nuno threw to Nate McLouth, McLouth drilled for the game-winning homer. It was remnants of the 2012 magic for Buck Showalter's team. THAT WAS BETTER: After going just two-thirds of an inning his last time out, Hughes went six innings, allowing two runs on five hits, including two solo homers. He struck out five and walked two.

New York Yankees May 21, 2013

Will Hughes ever be more than a No. 4?

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — On Wednesday night against the Seattle Mariners, Phil Hughes gave up seven runs on six hits, including a grand slam to Raul Ibanez. Hughes was chased after recording just two outs in the first inning. He threw 36 pitches and none were especially good. Hughes had been pitching well. Over his last five starts, he was 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA. On Wednesday, he had nothing. QUESTION: WILL HUGHES EVER BE MORE THAN A NO. 4 STARTER?

New York Yankees May 15, 2013

Hughes pitches Yankees past A's 4-2

San Francisco Chronicle — Hughes pitches Yankees past A's 4-2 Like Griffin, New York's Phil Hughes threw plenty of strikes and he scattered the few hits he did allow, working eight scoreless innings in the Yankees' eventual 4-2 victory over the A's. Hughes, who gave up four hits and didn't allow a man past second base, became the first Yankees right-handed starter to throw eight shutout innings and strike out at least nine since Mike Mussina on Sept. 14, 2004, at Kansas City. Bartolo Colon also threw a ton of strikes for Oakland, as usual, but several of them were hit, including solo homers by Chris Stewart and Lyl...

Oakland Athletics May 4, 2013

Hughes deals for first win

The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News — Phil Hughes has his first win of the year, and he earned it. Through eight scoreless innings, Hughes struck out nine and allowed just four hits, beating the A’s 4-2 at Yankee Stadium. Hughes very nearly allowed a home run to the first batter he faced — Ichiro Suzuki made a jumping catch at the [...]The post Hughes deals for first win appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.

New York Yankees May 4, 2013

Rapid Reaction: Yankees 4, A's 2

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — What it means: A day after being shut out, the Yankees got revenge, defeating the Oakland A's 4-2 on Saturday at Yankee Stadium. Phil Hughes had his best outing of the season, by far (see below). The Yanks didn't have a huge day at the plate, but they did more than enough. New York improves to 18-11 on the season -- two games behind first-place Boston in the AL East. Oakland falls to 17-14 -- two games behind first-place Texas in the AL West. On the mound: Hughes, winless in five starts in April, picked up his first win since Sept.

New York Yankees May 4, 2013

Hughes falling shy of the hype

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — On a mid-April Saturday afternoon, New York’s two baseball teams sent two first-round draft picks to the mound. One almost made history. The other was booed off the field. While the Mets’ Matt Harvey was working on a near no-hitter in Minnesota, the Yankees’ Phil Hughes was getting hammered in the Bronx. Hughes lasted just two batters into the fourth inning, giving up five runs in a 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. “He didn’t really have a good command of his fastball,” said manager Joe Girardi.

New York Yankees April 13, 2013

Hughes falters as winning streak ends

The LoHud Yankees Blog | Journal News — Phil Hughes coughed up a bunch of runs early, and the Yankees winning streak came to an end with a 5-3 loss to the Orioles this afternoon. Hughes wasn’t supposed to pitch today, but he was bumped into the job after Andy Pettitte came down with back spasms. Hughes got only nine outs and allowed [...]The post Hughes falters as winning streak ends appeared first on The LoHud Yankees Blog.

New York Yankees April 13, 2013

Yankees minor successes

Yankees Blog | ESPN New York — TAMPA, Fla. -- In addition to Phil Hughes, three other Yankees regulars stayed behind today to play in minor-league games over at the Himes Ave. complex: -- Pitching for the Class A Tampa Yankees, Hiroki Kuroda worked seven scoreless innings, allowed seven hits, walked no one and struck out five. He threw 88 potches, 65 for strikes. -- Francisco Cervelli, who was sent to Himes to catch Kuroda, went 1-for-4 with a single and a walk. -- Travis Hafner, who went from one field to the other at the Himes complex taking swings for both Yankees affiliates (Hughes pitched for their low-Class A Charl...

New York Yankees March 22, 2013