A-Rod raised his batting average 70 points today, pulling it up to .259 after batting .189 so far this season. He did it on 5-for-5 hitting, showing he's no 44-year-old Barry Bonds just yet, only hitting for the fences. (His previous 10 hits were comprised of seven homers.)
His powerful hitting, which included four RBI, led New York to an 11-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. [Intentional avoidance of the steroid subplot HERE.]
The real story, though, was the continued success of Phil Hughes, who has shown this season why he was the Yankees' hope a few years ago before nosediving with injuries and control problems. He tossed a gem (8 full innings, 3 hits, 1 walk, 6 Ks) to give the Yanks a win even without the bats (which were also in good form today).
Other notables: Robinson Cano (2-for-5 with two RBI) and Mark Teixera (2-for-4 with two RBI) also continued their good hitting.
I'm calling for another streak.
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