The "Phil Hughes Rules" have claimed their first start, which would have been last Friday. Those same rules have also claimed their first loss as the Yankees fell to the Mariners 7-4.
The Seattle Mariners are among the worst offensive teams in baseball, and with Hughes on the mound, boasting a 10-1 record, the game would appear to be a good match up for the Yankees.
That is of course not mentioning the 10 days in between tonight and Hughes's last start. Due to limits on innings pitched, he had to miss his last scheduled start on June 25.
Hughes pitched very poorly against Seattle. He allowed at ...
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