Hughes' First Start To Be April 15

Phil Hughes' first start of 2010 won't come until the end of the second week of the season. Because of the off days early in the Yankees schedule, they can afford to use a four-man rotation for the first time around this year. Hughes will pitch an extended spring training game on April 5, and another extended spring training game on April 10 before he makes his first start of the regular season on April 15 against the Angels of somewhere in California. The Yankees are doing this because a.) the schedule, and b.) it limits Hughes' innings.

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We're going back to NY

This game is too depressing to write too much about, so I'm going to keep it short, and in the always easy-to-read bullet form.

Bad:

• Yankees lost 7-6(duh).
• AJ Burnett gave up four runs in the first innings, but he did pitch better until he ran out of gas in the seventh.
• The offense couldn't do anything until the seventh, and couldn't get a hit with RISP in the ninth.
• Joba, Marte, and Hughes did not have it today.

Good:

• The offense scored 6 runs in the 7th inning to take the lead.
• Burnett pitched well from the second inning through the 6th inning
• We still have a 3-2 lead. We would need to lose two games at home in order to lose the series.
  
• We have CC Sabathia going in Game 7, if necessary.
• We have CC Sabathia going in Game 7, if necessary.
• We have CC Sabathia going in Game 7, if necessary.

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White Sox 3- Yankees 2

Yankees 2 6 2
White Sox 3 8 0

WP: Thornton (5-2)
LP: Hughes (4-3)

PLAYER OF THE GAME: Gavin Floyd. The righty didn't
get the win, but still pitched a great game. 4 hits, 1 walk, and 10 strike outs over 7.2 innings is an excellent performance against any lineup, especially one as good as the Yankees.

PLAY OF THE GAME/ TURNING POINT OF THE GAME: It's too difficult to differentiate on this one, as it's Wise's game-winning single, just off the glove of Phil Coke.

GAME NOTES:

• Two more errors tonight, and another play that should have been an error make it a week of poor defense for the Yanks. They obviously haven't received the Tom Emanski video we sent them .
• Pettitte has hit a rough patch lately. He hasn't won since July 1 against the Mariners.
  
• Girardi tried to try and get another full inning out of Hughes, and it backfired. Hughes hadn't gone more than 2 innings since June 10. We thought that he might be trying to stretch him out, but its doubtful. And, even if he was trying to stretch him out, they ninth inning of a tie game isn't the place to do it.
  
• The Trade Deadline is now less than 16 hours away. If the Yankees make a deal, be sure to check here for news, analysis, and opinion.
  

TOMORROW:
Yankees at White Sox
Sergio Mitre vs. Clayton Richard

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