Phil Hughes is looking to continue his own strong stretch on the mound, and the offense may be of some help again.
Hughes goes for a fourth straight winning start as the Yankees' bats look to continue their dominance of the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
New York (89-64) has won eight of nine to move 1 1/2 games ahead of second-place Baltimore in the East race with nine games left, one more than the Orioles.
The Yankees appear to have the inside track to win the division since their remaining schedule is against three teams assured of losing seasons - Minnesota (64-90), Toronto and Boston.
Including a pair of postseason sweeps, they've won 26 of 32 games against the Twins while hitting .290 with 52 homers.
Hughes (16-12, 4.05 ERA) has certainly benefited from the Yankees' impressive production, which includes a major league-leading 229 homers. He has been backed by 5.6 runs per start this season, one reason why he owns the highest ERA of any major leaguer with at least 15 wins.
Overall, he's 2-0 with a 2.66 ERA in five games - three starts - against Minnesota.
Derek Jeter is hitting .370 during his season-high 18-game hitting streak, and he has a .365 average in his last 53 overall meetings with the Twins. The superstar shortstop has hit safely in 48 of those matchups.
Raul Ibanez is 7 for 16 in four meetings this year after getting two hits, including a solo homer Monday. He's homered three times in three games, going 7 for 12 and driving in five runs.
Minnesota, which has lost four in a row at home, is giving Esmerling Vasquez (0-2, 6.75) a fifth chance at his first victory of the season. He's failed to complete six innings in each of his past four trips to the mound.
The right-hander was chased with two outs in the sixth after surrendering three runs and six hits with three walks in Thursday's 4-3, 10-inning loss at Cleveland.
Vasquez's only meeting with the Yankees was catastrophic relief appearance in a loss with Arizona on June 22, 2010. He was roughed up for five runs while failing to manage an out in a six-run eighth.
Yankees are 5-0 in their last 5 during game 2 of a series.
Yankees are 5-0 in their last 5 road games with the total set at 9.0-10.5.
Yankees are 8-1 in their last 9 games as a favorite.
Yankees are 8-1 in their last 9 overall.
Yankees are 8-1 in their last 9 games on grass.
Yankees are 6-1 in their last 7 games following a win.
Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of less than .400.
Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 road games.
Yankees are 4-1 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a losing record.
Yankees are 4-0 in Hughes' last 4 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.Yankees are 16-1 in Hughes' last 17 starts as a favorite of -201 or greater.
Yankees are 4-1 in Hughes' last 5 starts as a favorite.
Yankees are 4-1 in Hughes' last 5 starts.
Twins are 6-20 in their last 26 games as a home underdog of +151 to +200.
Twins are 1-7 in their last 8 games as an underdog of +151 to +200.Twins are 0-4 in their last 4 home games.
Over is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.
Yankees are 4-0 in Hughes' last 4 starts vs. Twins.
Yankees are 40-13 in the last 53 meetings.
Yankees are 38-18 in the last 56 meetings in Minnesota.
Yankees are 5-0 in their last 5 games with DeMuth behind home plate.
We cashed the Yankees RL last night so let's see if we can have a repeat of yesterday. Hughes should do well as he has most of the season. NY's bats are hot right now and they have quietly won a ton of games lately. Twins on the other hand are losing...a lot - and with Vasquez back on the mound i think their chances are extremely good for yet another victory. Take the Yankees in the 1st half and on the RL tonight. Good Luck
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