PostGame, Yankees 6 Angels 2

New York Yankees(6-3)
Anaheim Angels(3-7)

WP: Phil Hughes(1-0)
LP: Scott Kazmir(0-1)
S: Mariano Rivera(4)

Starters:

NYY-- Phil Hughes
5.0 IP, 3 Hits, 2 Earned Runs, 5 Walks, 6 Strikeouts, 1 Home Run allowed

LAA-- Scott Zazmir
4.0 IP, 8 Hits, 6 Earned Runs, 3 Walks, 2 Strikeouts, 3 Home Runs Allowed

Pitching:
Phil Hughes made his first start of the year tonight wearing the number 42 as everyone did on this great night were the MLB celebrated the legacy of Jackie Robinson. I think Hughes looked very good tonight despite the 5 walks. Hughes gave up one home run which came in the second inning off the bat of former Yankee Hideki Matsui. Hughes was a tad erratic but looked good & looked like he has potential to stay in the rotation and make a huge impact. Hughes also had good velocity on his fastball. Following Hughes, Dave Robertson came in for 1.2 innings, and was much better tonight then previous appearances as he only walked 1 batter. After Hughes, and Robertson, Damaso Marte came on to get two men, and then it was up to Joba Chamberlain & Mariano Rivera to shut it down, which they did.

Offense:
The Yankees offense looked much better today rather then yesterday when it looked like their bats were just shut down. After the Angels took the lead in the second off the Matsui homerun, Robinson Cano answered in the bottom half of the 2nd inning, with his 3rd homerun of the year which was a laser to right field. Derek Jeter helped out an inning later when he connected for his 2nd homerun of the season, and his second in 3 games. At that point when its 2-1 Yankees, after a Marcus Thames double, Curtis Granderson connected on an RBI Triple when scored Thames, and gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead. In the same inning, Derek Jeter continued his productive game as he came through with an RBI double, which scored Curtis Granderson. Robinson Cano came up in the bottom half of the 5th and smacked a two run shot his 4th homerun of the season & second of the game which gave the Yankees the 6-1 lead which pulled them to a victory tonight.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Derek Jeter, 2-5, 1 RUN, 2 K, 1 2B, 2 RBI(6), 1 HOME RUN(2)
2. RF Nick Swisher, 0-4, 1 WALK
3. 1B Mark Teixeira, 0-2, 2 K, 3 WALKS
4. 3B Alex Rodriguez, 1-3, 1 RUN, 1 WALK, 1 2B
5. 2B Robinson Cano, 2-4, 2 RUNS, 1 K, 3 RBI(9), 2 HOME RUNS(4)
6. C Jorge Posada, 0-4, 1 K
7. DH Marcus Thames, 2-3, 1 RUN, 1 2B
8. CF Curtis Granderson, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 3B, 1 RBI(6)
9. LF Randy Winn, 0-4, 1 K

The Yankees will welcome in Ron Washington's Texas Rangers for a weekend series which will begin tomorrow night Friday starting at 7:05 PM in the Bronx, as CC Sabathia will try to have a repeat of his last close no hit performance, as he will be opposed by the Rangers C.J Wilson.