PostGame, Yankees 12 White Sox 3

NYY: 16-8
CHW: 10-15

WP: Phil Hughes(3-0)

LP: Mark Buehrle(2-4)

Starters:

NYY-- Phil Hughes

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 Walk, 6 K

CHW-- Mark Buehrle

4.2 IP, 10 H, 5 Earned Runs, 1 Walk, 3 K, 2 HR Allowed

Pitching:

Phil Hughes was incredible today over his 7 innings of work. All of his pitches were great today including his cutter and curveball both looked great and also had great velocity on his fastball. The one reason this season i have not trusted Hughes was because in his first start he walked 5 Angels, in his next start almost threw a no-hitter. In his last start though he walked 4 more batters, so we got the feeling he is going to be an erratic pitcher. In this game though i saw the same Hughes that i saw on the 21st of April as he almost threw a no-hitter. Following Hughes, recently called up Mark Melancon who replaced Curtis Granderson on the roster pitched the final two innings despite giving up a 3 run homerun to Paul Konerko in the ninth.

Offense:

You know your team is a winner when two of your best players( Curtis Granderson & Alex Rodriguez ) are out and you still score 12 runs and get 16 hits against an All-Star pitcher in Mark Buerhle. Brett Gardner got the scoring going today with an RBI single in the 2nd, and then he blasted his first home run of the season in the 4th innings which gave the Yankees a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the 5th inning, one of the hottest hitters in the league, Robinson Cano stepped up and smacked his 9th home run this season, it was a 3 run shot and it gave the Yanks a 5-0 lead. An inning later, Nick Swisher who has been struggling blasted his 4th homerun of the season a two run shot to right field and it gave the Yankees a 7-0 lead. In the 7th, with the bases loaded and Derek Jeter up, he took a bases loaded walk to force in Jorge Posada, and at that point it was 8-0. In the same inning and again the bases loaded with Nick Johnson up, he smashed a two run RBI double to center to score Brett Gardner and Ramiro Pena, that made the score 10-0. A batter later with Jeter & Johnson on base and Mark Teixeira up, Mark who has an awesome day ripped a 2 run RBI double and at the point it was 12-0.

Offensive Box Score:

1. SS Derek Jeter, 2-4, 1 RUN, 1 Walk, 1 RBI(20)

2. 1B Nick Johnson, 1-5, 1 RUN, 1 K, 2 RBI(7)

3. DH Mark Teixeira, 4-5, 2 RUNS, 1 K, 2 RBI(12)

4. RF Nick Swisher, 3-4, 2 RUNS, 1 Walk, 2 RBI(15), 1 HOME RUN(4)

5. 2B Robinson Cano, 2-4, 2 RUNS, 1 Walk, 1 K, 3 RBI(21), 1 HOME RUN(9)

6. C Jorge Posada, 2-5, 1 RUN, 1 K

7. LF Marcus Thames, 0-4

8. CF Brett Gardner, 2-4, 2 RUNS, 1 Walk, 1 K, 2 RBI(9), 1 HOME RUN(1)

9. 3B Ramiro Pena, 0-5, 1 RUN, 1 K

Game Picture:

The Game Picture was a tough decision, for me it was between Phil Hughes, Brett Gardner, Robinson Cano, or Mark Teixeira. I went with Phil Hughes, just because he threw a shutout through 7 innings. If i did not pick Hughes, i would of probably given it to Mark Teixeira, because once the calendar flips to May he can hit like crazy as he went 4 for 5.

The Yankees will welcome the Baltimore Orioles fresh off a sweep of the Red Sox, as it will be CC Sabathia for the Yankees and he will be opposed by Jeremy Guthrie who is winless this season. First Pitch will be 7:05 tomorrow night at the Stadium.