When one looks at the line of Phil Hughes' start Monday night against the Boston Red Sox, they see five innings pitched, six hits, five earned runs, one walk, and three strikeouts. The big stat, however, was the two home runs, a solo job to David Ortiz and a three-run jack to the newly-rejuvenated J.D. Drew.
Ortiz was almost on the unemployment line in early May until he started to get hot. He has a .400 BA/.421 OBP/.771 SLG/1.192 OPS over the last two weeks.
J.D. Drew? What is this, a contract year for the Scott Boras client? Drew is really on fire, hitting in 13 of his 15 games played in May . After a terrible start, Drew is hitting .356 BA/.427 OBP/.621 SLG/1.048 OPS over the last month.
Although Drew is signed through 2011, it IS somewhat  ...
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Boston Red Sox Adjust Their Approach Against New York Yankees’ Phil Hughes
Posted: 19th May 2010 by Joseph DelGrippo in MLBComments Off on Boston Red Sox Adjust Their Approach Against New York Yankees’ Phil Hughes