Yankees @ Rangers (May 1st-3rd)

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Game 1 Matchup
Phil Hughes (0-1, 8.31 ERA) vs. Kameron Loe (1-1, 5.21 ERA)

7:05 PM central on FSN

Game 2 Matchup
Andy Pettitte (1-1, 3.00 ERA) vs. Robinson Tejeda (3-1, 3.82 ERA)
7:05 PM central on FSN

Game 3 Matchup
Mike Mussina (0-1, 9.00 ERA) vs. Kevin Millwood (2-3, 5.88 ERA)
7:05 PM central on My27

Game 1 Matchup
Hughes: Made his big league debut last Thursday against the Blue Jays and it did not go very well. The Jays hit Hughes for 4 runs on 7 hits over 4.1 innings. He did show some promise walking only 1 and striking out 5 however.

Loe: After pitching 5.1 scoreless innings in his first start of the season, Kameron was lit up for 6 runs over 5.1 last time out against the Indians. He is now 1-1 with a 5.06 ERA as a starter this season, and has struggled in his career against the Yankees going 1-3 with a 7.62 ERA in 4 games against them.

Game 2 Matchup
Pettitte: Pettitte has been one of the Yankees best starters so far in his return to the Bronx. He has pitched 30 innings so far with an impressive 3.00 ERA. He was roughed up by the Red Sox in his last outting though allowing 5 runs over 4.2 innings. This start will snap a 3 start streak against the Red Sox for Pettitte.

Tejeda: Robinson has been the ace of the Rangers staff, and really their only effective start so far, winning 3 games with a solid 3.82 ERA. He pitched well enough to win against the Blue Jays last time out giving up 3 runs over 5.1 innings for the win and struck out 7. As a starter in his career, Tejeda has gone 11-9 with a 3.32 ERA.

Game 3 Matchup
Mussina: Mike hasn't pitched since he threw 2 scoreless innings in Minnesota on April 11th, and has only pitched 6 innings total this season. The Rangers may catch him at a good time since he hasn't pitched in nearly 3 weeks. He was very good against Texas in 2006 though going 2-0 with a 3.15 ERA in 3 starts against them.

Millwood: Kevin is still looking to get his season on track after a rocky start against the Blue Jays time out where he gave up 5 runs on 8 hits over 5.2 innings. Although he did strike out 8 Toronto batters in that start. In 6 career starts against the Yankees Millwood is 1-4 with a 4.82 ERA.

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Top of the 1st
Pitching for Texas: Kameron Loe

1) Bobby Abreu: Grounds out back to the mound. Loe to Teixeira for the out.
2) Derek Jeter: Grounds out to shortstop. Young to Teixeira for the out.
3) Jason Giambi: Walks on a 3-1 count. Runner on 1st with 2 out.
4) Alex Rodriguez: Grounds to secondbase. Young flips to Kinsler for the out.

Inning over.
A no-hitter through for Kam Loe.

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Bottom of the 1st
Pitching for Yankees: Phil Hughes

1) Kenny Lofton: Battles back from an 0-2 count to draw the leadoff walk.
2) Michael Young: Chopper to secondbase, Jeter to Mientkiewicz for the double play.
3) Mark Teixeira: Strikes out looking to end the inning.

Inning over.
Scoreless through 1.

Inning Note: Barring the walk to Lofton where he was up 0-2, Hughes looked very sharp in the first. As did Loe so we may be in for a nice pitching duel tonight.

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Top of the 2nd
Pitching for the Rangers: Kameron Loe

1) Hideki Matsui: Fly ball to deep left field. Wilkerson makes the catch for the out.
2) Jorge Posada: Lined to leftfield. Ball is cut off by Wilkerson to hold Posada to a single.
3) Robinson Cano: Lined to leftfield. Wilkerson can't handle the ball and now runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out.
4) Melky Cabrera: Grounds out to second base. Posada scores from 3rd. Runner on 3rd with 2 out.
5) Doug Mientkiewicz: Ground ball to short, Young bobbles the ball and Cano scores from 3rd. Mientkiewicz is safe at 1st on the error. Yankees lead 2-0, runner on 1st with 2 out.
6) Bobby Abreu: Flies out to leftfield to end the inning.

Yankees lead 2-0.

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Bottom of the 2nd
Pitching for Yankees: Phil Hughes

1) Victor Diaz: Goes down swinging.
2) Hank Blalock: Battles back from a 1-2 count to draw the walk. Runner on 1st, 1 out.
3) Ian Kinsler: Grounds to 3rd, A-Rod to Cano to Mientkiewicz for the double play.

Works like a 1-2-3 inning for Hughes.
Now 2 hitless innings for Hughes.

Yankees lead 2-0 after 2.

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Top of the 3rd
Pitching for Rangers: Kameron Loe

1) Derek Jeter: Grounder up the middle for a leadoff single.
2) Jason Giambi: Hit by the pitch. Runners on 1st and 2nd, nobody out.
3) Alex Rodriguez: Singles to leftfield to load the bases.
4) Hideki Matsui: Grounds to secondbase, Kinsler to Young for 1 out. Jeter scores, runners on the corners with 1 out.
5) Jorge Posada: Doubles to centerfield. Giambi scores, runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out.
6) Robinson Cano: Singles down the rightfield line. Two runs score. Yankees lead 6-0, runner on 2nd with 1 out.
7) Melky Cabrera: Strikes out swinging. Runner on 2nd with 2 out.
8) Doug Mientkiewicz: Grounds out to first base.

Inning over.
Yankees lead 6-0.

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Bottom of the 3rd
Pitching for Yankees: Phil Hughes

1) Brad Wilkerson: Strikes out looking.
2) Nelson Cruz: Grounds back to the mound for the 2nd out.
3) Gerald Laird: Grounds out.

Rangers go down 1-2-3 in the 3rd.

Yankees lead 6-0 after 3.

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Top of the 4th
Pitching for Rangers: Kameron Loe

1) Bobby Abreu: Rips a single to rightfield to leadoff the inning.

Abreu is gunned down trying to steal 2nd by Gerald Laird.
A huge out for Loe after giving up a leadoff single.

2) Derek Jeter: Strikes out swinging at an unhittable Kam Loe sinker.
3) Jason Giambi: High fly ball deep to leftfield, Wilkerson makes the catch at the track.

Inning over.
Yankees lead 6-0.

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Bottom of the 4th
Pitching for Yankees: Phil Hughes

1) Kenny Lofton: Grounds back to the mound for the first out.
2) Michael Young: Grounds out to shortstop.
3) Mark Teixeira: Grounds out to second base.

1-2-3 inning for Hughes.
No-hitter through 4 innings for Hughes.

Yankees lead 6-0 through 4.

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Top of the 5th
Pitching for Rangers: Kameron Loe

1) Alex Rodriguez: Doubles down the leftfield line. Runner on 2nd with nobody out.
2) Hideki Matsui: Rips a double to rightfield, Rodriguez scores from 2nd. Runner on 2nd with nobody out.
3) Jorge Posada doubles to centerfield, Matsui scores.

Pitching Change: Ron Mahay coming in to pitch for Kameron Loe.

Line on Loe: 4 IP - 10 H - 8 R - 6 ER - 1 BB - 2 K

4) Robinson Cano: Singles to centerfield. Posada scores, runner on 1st with nobody out.
5) Melky Cabrera: Walks. Runners on 1st and 2nd with nobody out.
6) Doug Mienkiewicz: Flies out to shallow rightfield. Young makes the catch for the 1st out.
7) Bobby Abreu grounds into the inning ending double play.

Yankees lead 8-0.

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Bottom of the 5th
Pitching for Yankees: Phil Hughes

1) Victor Diaz: Grounds out to secondbase.
2) Hank Blalock: Flies out to leftfield.
3) Ian Kinsler: Draws a walk on an 8 pitch at bat, the Rangers first baserunner since the 2nd inning.
4) Brad Wilkerson: Strikes out swinging.

Inning over.
Yankees lead 9-0.
Hughes with 5 no-hit innings.

I've had it. Looks like another crushing game for Texas. I'll see in the morning whether or not the Rangers get no-hit for the 2nd time this year.