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Thursday, September 13, 2012 

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  Chris Sale struck out 13 in 7 2-3 stellar innings to get his 15th victory, Alex Rios hit a go-ahead homer and the Chicago White Sox beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep in the meeting of division leaders.

Friday, August 17, 2012  Derek Jeter hit his 250th home run, Nick Swisher connected twice and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 6-4 on a lightning-filled Friday night for their eighth win in 10 games.

Tuesday, August 07, 2012  Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, and the Detroit Tigers held off the New York Yankees 6-5 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.

Friday, June 15, 2012  Curtis Granderson drove in three runs, Derek Jeter had two hits and Phil Hughes pitched six innings to win his fourth straight start, and the New York Yankees won their seventh game in a row, beating the Washington Nationals 7-2 on Friday night.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Robinson Cano homered, Phil Hughes beat Kansas City for the second time this month and the New York Yankees - still looking to bust out with the bats - eked out a 3-2 victory over the Royals on Tuesday night.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Jose Bautista and J.P. Arencibia each hit two-run home runs, Drew Hutchison won consecutive starts for the first time and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 4-1 Thursday night, sweeping their two-game series.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Buck Showalter got his 1,000th victory as a major league manager, Brian Matusz ended his 11-month losing streak and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 7-1 Tuesday night.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  Right-hander Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees agreed Monday to a $3.2 million, one-year contract, a raise of $500,000 that followed an injury filled season.

Friday, August 19, 2011  Phil Hughes allowed two hits in 7 2-3 innings and Russell Martin hit two home runs to lead the New York Yankees to an 8-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.

Saturday, August 13, 2011  Jorge Posada hit a grand slam and drove in six runs in his first game since being benched six days ago

Sunday, July 17, 2011  An 18-game winner and an All-Star in 2010, Phil Hughes had to wait until July for his first victory of 2011. Hughes pitched six effective innings and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Sunday. "It's not 18 but it's a start," Hughes said. "It's a good feeling."

Monday, April 25, 2011  Injured Yankees starter Phil Hughes had setback Monday in his rehabilitation from a "dead arm," cutting short a bullpen session after only about a dozen pitches.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  Phil Hughes will have to wait an extra day to see if he can find his fastball. Off to a horrendous start this season, Hughes had his next outing pushed back from Wednesday to Thursday when the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were rained out Tuesday night. No makeup date was announced.

Sunday, April 03, 2011  Phil Hughes has trouble keeping the ball inside the fences at Yankee Stadium. Hughes gave up two long home runs to Miguel Carbrera, and New York's own power display wasn't enough in a 10-7 loss Sunday to the Detroit Tigers.