Phil Hughes is showing his age, or lack thereof.
The 23-year-old right-hander, who excelled in the bullpen throughout the regular season, has been shaky thus far in the postseason.
Thursday night, Hughes had an opportunity to shut the door on the Angels and send the Yankees to the World Series for the first time since 2003.
Entering to protect a 6-5 lead with two out in the bottom of the seventh and the tying run on third, Hughes promptly walked Torii Hunter. Next, against the fabled Vladamir Guerrero, Hughes missed his location on what was intended to be a high fastball and surrendered an RBI single up the middle which knotted the game at six.
When the neophyte’s work was done, the Angels held a 7-6 advantage and a date for Game Six within their gr ...
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