Hughes Impressive, Yanks Win

Phil Hughes only pitched four innings, but those 89 pitches gave Yankee fans a reason to hope during the offseason. Hughes struck out four and allowed only one run (did not factor into the decision) as the Yankees beat the ChiSox, 5-1.

Johnny Damon and Alex Rodriguez each homered in the win, and Xavier Nady continued to provide timely hitting, driving in the game tying run in the seventh inning.

New York Yankees
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Damon LF	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	.308
B Gardner CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185
D Jeter SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.304
B Abreu RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.296
A Rodriguez 3B	3	2	1	1	1	2	0	.305
J Giambi 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250
C Ransom 1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.348
X Nady DH	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	.278
R Cano 2B	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	.262
I Rodriguez C	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.279
M Cabrera CF-LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	.243
Totals	30	5	8	4	2	6	11
BATTING 2B: R Cano (31, C Richard) HR: J Damon (15, 8th inning off S Linebrink 1 on, 0 Out); A Rodriguez (35, 8th inning off S Linebrink 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: X Nady (34), J Damon 2 (66), A Rodriguez (101) 2-out RBI: X Nady, A Rodriguez GIDP: D Jeter, M Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Jeter 1, I Rodriguez 1 Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 1 (D Jeter-C Ransom).

New York Yankees
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
P Hughes	4.0	4	1	1	2	4	0	89-57	7.96
P Coke	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28-19	0.00
B Bruney (W, 3-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	2.03
J Chamberlain (H, 16)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	2.53
E Ramirez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	3.98
Totals	9.0	6	1	1	2	7	0	147-98
PITCHING Batters faced: P Hughes 18; P Coke 7; B Bruney 3; J Chamberlain 3; E Ramirez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Hughes 3-5; P Coke 2-4; B Bruney 2-1; J Chamberlain 2-0; E Ramirez 1-0

Scoring Summary
			CHW	NYY
	3rd	J Dye grounded out to third, O Cabrera scored.	1	0
	7th	X Nady singled to center, A Rodriguez scored.	1	1
	7th	X Nady scored, R Cano to third on wild pitch by M MacDougal.	1	2
	8th	J Damon homered to right center, M Cabrera scored.	1	4
	8th	A Rodriguez homered to right.	1	5