The New York Yankees have seen some great production out of their pitchers and will look to see similar success for Phil Hughes when he takes to the mound Tuesday for their road trip to take on the Baltimore Orioles at 7:05 pm ET.
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CC Sabathia didn't have his best stuff in the series opener Monday, allowing at least 10 hits in consecutive starts for only the third time in his career before leaving down 4-3 in the seventh inning.
Travis Hafner, however, hit a game-tying homer in the ninth off Baltimore (23-21) closer Jim Johnson before New York (28-16) added two runs in the 10th for a 6-4 victory.
"The ball's up. That seems to be the common thing lately," said Johnson, who has blown three straight saves after converting a franchise-record 35 in a row. "Just not making the adjustment."
With several key players still out because of injuries, the Yankees have won 10 of 13 and remain atop the AL East partly due to a pitching staff that has posted a 2.85 ERA over that span.
Hughes (2-5, 5.88 ERA), though, has yet to contribute to the staff's success during that stretch, getting roughed up for 13 runs and 13 hits over 6 1/3 innings in his last two starts. He had gone 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his previous four.
The right-hander had never failed to make it out of the first in 110 previous starts before getting only two outs in a 12-2 loss to Seattle on Wednesday.
"When I tried to go to changeup, slider, curveball, it seemed like nothing was there," said Hughes, a 16-game winner in 2012.
His last outing against the Orioles was also a short stint, allowing five runs and nine hits -- including three homers -- over three-plus innings in a 5-3 loss April 13.
