The Yankees beat the Rays 5-2 this afternoon. Phil Hughes made one ugly mistake to Matt Joyce (two-run homer to dead center) but otherwise was pretty darn effective. I’ll have more on him tomorrow. Clay Rapada struck out the two lefties he faced (Luke Scott and Carlos Pena), and Cesar Cabral struck out six (!) in two innings. He had a man on third with no outs in his second inning of work but escaped by whiffing the next three hitters. Impressive.
The go-ahead ninth inning rally was fueled by doubles by Cole Garner and the scorching hot Justin Maxwell. Gus Molina chipped in a two-run jack as well. Russell Martin, Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira, and Alex Rodriguez all had one hit each, though Martin’s single was the only non-double. Jorge Vazquez also doubled on a ball that I thought was gone off the bat. It just died in the air. Here’s the box score and here’s the rest from Tampa…
- Nick Swisher stayed at the complex all day to receive treatment on his two injured groins, but he’s feeling better. They’re going to take it day-by-day and make sure it’s 100% before getting him back on the field. [Bryan Hoch]
- Derek Jeter (calf) is on target to return to the lineup on Friday. The Yankees had a long road trip today and have an even longer one tomorrow, so he’ll play in the next home game. [Kieran Darcy]
- David Robertson (foot) is scheduled to throw batting practice again on Friday and could get into a game this weekend. Freddy Garcia will pitch in Saturday’s game, his first time since getting hit by that comebacker in the right hand. [Chad Jennings]
Here’s your open thread for the night. The Rangers, Knicks, and Nets are playing, and MLB Network will be showing a game a little later on. Talk about whatever your heart desires here, have at it.
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