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Phil Hughes Stats To Watch For
In his most recent start on May 22 versus the Royals, Hughes mixed up his pitches, throwing curves and changeups 41 percent of the time, which was his highest rate of non-fastballs/cutters in a start since 2009.

The Royals were hitless in six at-bats ending in a changeup and the six outs he recorded with the pitch are his most in a single start over the past four seasons. This season, opponents are just 5-for-26 (.192) against his changeup, a huge improvement from last year’s .333 mark.

OAKLAND, Calif. — The A’s are hitting the road. That may be a good thing, because it’s the only thing they hit all week.

After admirably staying around .500 through their first 40 games, Oakland is in its first certifiable skid following a 1-5 homestand that concluded Sunday with a quiet 2-0 loss to the New York Yankees.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Mark Teixeira hit a two-run homer and a solo shot among his career high-tying four hits to back CC Sabathia’s sixth win of the year, and the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 9-2 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.

Teixeira and Robinson Cano each homered for a second straight day as the Yankees added three more longballs to give them nine homers in the last three games.

Yankee Stadium has to be one of the greatest places to watch a baseball game in the country — unless you happen to be a fan of the opposing team. If your team isn’t doing so well, there are plenty of great food choices that will help you hide your misery. My husband and I were at Yankee Stadium, and these were some of the favorites we found.

While the New York Yankees saw their bats break out in their last performance, the Oakland Athletics are searching for any semblance of offense.

The Yankees have won their last six road meetings against the Athletics as they begin a three-game set Friday night.

New York (23-21) totaled 15 runs in losing six of seven before winning the final two of a three-game home set against Kansas City. Alex Rodriguez ended a 14-game homerless streak by going deep twice in an 8-3 victory Wednesday.

It wasn’t quite like the legend of Babe Ruth pointing to where he was about to launch a home run, but you have to say Alex Rodriguez did pretty much call his shot.

One night after predicting that he was about to “go off,” A-Rod made it look as if he could still go deep on command, hitting home runs in his first two at-bats on Wednesday night to spark an 8-3 victory over the Royals.