Scroll through Wednesday’s scheduled pitching matchups and you won’t see a whole lot that catches your eye. That is, until you get to this:
Phil Hughes Starting For Yankees Wednesday Night
NYY: P. Hughes (0-1, 13.94)
CLE: J. Masterson (6-6, 2.85)
Indeed, Wednesday marks the return of Phil Hughes to the Yankees, and though no roster move has been made yet to activate him from the disabled list, it's coming at any minute.
Hughes has been missing since struggling with reduced velocity and command in April and going on the DL. There, he underwent a number of tests that ruled out various maladies, but in time he got better, and more recently he made three rehab starts with Staten Island and Trenton. In those three starts, Hughes struck out 18 in 14 innings while showing improved velocity, and the Yankees have evidently decided that he’s shown enough to earn his way back.
Hughes returns to a 13.94 ERA that he probably will not sustain. But in which direction will it go? Stay tuned!
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