Right-hander Phil Hughes will toe the rubber for the Yankees tonight in game one of three-game set against the Boston Red Sox. In his last start against the Blue Jays, Hughes lasted only four innings, allowing seven runs on nine hits while striking out four.
Robinson Cano is back in the lineup tonight after missing the last two games with a stiff neck. Derek Jeter is tonight’s designated hitter.
Left-hander Franklin Morales (3-3, 3.29 ERA) is on the mound for the Red Sox.
New York Yankees (70-48)
Derek Jeter DH
Nick Swisher 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Andruw Jones LF
Casey McGehee 3B
Curtis Granderson CF
Russell Martin C
Jayson Nix SS
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Pitching: RHP Phil Hughes (11-10, 4.44 ERA)
Game Time: 7:05 p.m. EST. at Yankee Stadium
TV: MY9, MLBN
Radio: WCBS 880, WADO 1280
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