TONIGHT — 8:10
RHP Phil Hughes
(3-7, 4.82)
vs. RHP Samuel Deduno
(4-2, 3.32)
TOMORROW — 8:10 P.M.
LHP CC Sabathia
(8-6, 4.15)
vs. RHP P.J. Walters
(2-4, 6.03)
THURSDAY — 2:10 P.M.
RHP David Phelps
(5-5, 4.95)
vs. RHP Kyle Gibson
(1-0, 3.00)
All games on YES, WCBS (880 AM)
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
YANKEES: Hughes’ eight-inning, two-run performance during the Yankees’ 2-0 loss to the Rangers was in sharp contrast to his previous two outings, when he let up 14 hits, five walks and eight earned runs over 10 ¹/3 innings. In six career appearances (four starts) against the Twins, Hughes is 2-1 with a 3.33 ERA.
TWINS: Deduno has been a vastly different pitcher at home this season. In three starts in Minnesota, he has tossed 21 innings of four-run ball (1.71) — all Twins victories. On the road, he’s 1-2 with a 4.84 ERA.
STAT SO?
YANKEES: The Bombers went 42-39 through the first 81 games of the season. It marks the 19th time over the last 20 years the team has had a record of .500 or better in the first half of the season.
TWINS: Justin Morneau has 208 career home runs, just ahead of Kirby Puckett for fifth on the Twins’ all-time list. He needs three more to tie Bob Allison for fourth.