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Phil Hughes' struggles continue as Yankees fall to Tigers, 6-4
Phil Hughes' struggles continue as Yankees fall to Tigers, 6-4
Booed by the crowd of 49,194, Phil Hughes allowed six runs and eight hits in 3-2/3 innings as the Detroit Tigers beat the Yankees, 6-4, on Tuesday. Hughes dropped to 0-4 and has a 9.00 ERA after six starts this season.
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Baseball Today: Wednesday, April 30
Projo Sox Blog — ... PHIL OF DISASTER: Somewhere Hank Steinbrenner is seething. Phil Hughes was shaky yet again and the Yankees fell to 2-9 in games started by Hughes and fellow rookie Ian Kennedy as the Yanks lost to the Tigers, 6-4. (New York Daily News) The Post's Joel Sherman is the first to call ...

Yankeeland is hurting
New York Yankees Fan Blog — ... need surgery... all is not well in Yankee Stadium today. (Note to Yanks fans: We know you're frustrated, but booing Hughes doesn't help anyone.) The Star-Ledger 's ...

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