Getty Images From Sweeny Murti of New York’s WFAN comes word that Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes departed in the fourth inning of his ALCS Game 3 start against the Tigers because of a stiff back.
Hughes cruised through the first three innings before yielding a solo home run to Delmon Young and a walk to Andy Dirks. He motioned for a trainer two pitches into the next at-bat against Jhonny Peralta and departed the field after a short conversation with the Yankees’ head trainer and manager Joe Girardi.
Hughes held the Orioles to one earned run over 6 2/3 innings during his lone outing in the ALDS. He threw a career-high 191 1/3 innings during the 2012 regular season. It’s a cold night at Comerica Park.
The Tigers currently lead this ALCS Game 3 by a score of 2-0. Justin Verlander is throwing a gem.
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- dondada10 - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:25 PM
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With the way their pitchers have had to carry them, I’m surprised this is the first stiff back.
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- Old Gator - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:33 PM
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Oliver Platt: Swept! Swept!
John Turturro: Sniff. Whimper.
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- Old Gator - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:35 PM
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Verlander looks like a replicant out there so far. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion….
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- historiophiliac - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:42 PM
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OG, does this mean you are going to do a run down of the game in Slaughterhouse-Five style as I hoped?
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- Old Gator - Oct 16, 2012 at 11:12 PM
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Alex Rodriguez has become unstuck in time. Listen….
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- tbk201 - Oct 16, 2012 at 10:58 PM
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Did Hughes wrong Trump in some way, too?
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- hojo20 - Oct 16, 2012 at 11:01 PM
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Will Hughes be okay for a potential Game 7?
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- fantasymoney - Oct 16, 2012 at 11:06 PM
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Ah snap! Let’s start up some controversy! “Phil Hughes caught eating two cheeseburgers in the clubhouse during a game 2 Yankee loss leads to a stiff back in the 4th inning of his game 3 loss to the Tigers! Fire Joe Girardi!” Click here to watch the video.
